While JNIM has not claimed the assault, its Katibat Macina is widely suspected of perpetrating the attack. This comes after sustained operations against it in the area last month.

The jihadist conglomerate, as suspected, claimed Sunday’s deadly siege on a military base in central Mali.

While no group has yet to officially claim the assault, al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims is widely suspected.

Al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims directly refutes France’s claiming of killing one of its co-founders and senior leaders, Amadou Kouffa.
