The Washington Post had an interesting account of the war in Mali a few days ago. According to the newspaper’s report, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is directing the jihadist coalition. There ...

Ansar al-Din maintained a powerful position in collaboration with AQIM during the rapid push to take control of northern Mali. The group largely governed Kidal and was very present in Timbuktu ...

The group said it targeted Ivory Coast for having handed over AQIM operatives to Mali.

While the evidence mounts that Abou Zeid was killed in recent clashes in northern Mali, his death remains unconfirmed at the time of this posting. Completion of the DNA test by Algerian authorities ...

In the case of Mali, violent extremists helped precipitate state collapse. In the last three years, both Boko Haram and AQIM have come under increasing pressure, a result of regional and international ...

The MNLA occupied part of northern Mali and declared a ‘capital’ of its new state ... However, the MNLA has been consistently weakened by internal strife as well as attacks by AQIM and other armed ...