Bamako is under pressure, not under siege: the difference and why it matters

By: Lamine Doumbia, Humboldt University of Berlin and Mahamadou Bassirou Tangara, Université des Sciences sociales et de Gestion de Bamako , The Conversation

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Published: November 19, 2025

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By Lamine Doumbia, Humboldt University of Berlin and Mahamadou Bassirou Tangara, Université des Sciences sociales et de Gestion de Bamako

Mali has been struggling for over a decade to defeat “jihadists” around Gao, Kidal and Ségou. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), linked to al-Qaida, is believed to be the most vicious of the terrorist groups operating there, based on the scale of its attacks.

The group’s aims include an imposition of …

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