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Will Mali Fall to al Qaeda?

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Hollie McKay
Nov 25, 2025
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Mali’s capital, Bamako is being squeezed as Al Qaeda-linked militants, known as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, tighten blockades, cut off fuel supplies, and choke the flow of food and medicine — pushing the fragile government to the brink of collapse. So just how close is Mali to falling under terrorist control?

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