The Trump administration is weighing military action against the al-Qaeda-affiliated group JNIM in Mali, which would mark the eighth nation struck under Trump’s second term, according to US officials cited by the Washington Post.
Trump Weighs Military Options in Mali Against al-Qaeda-Linked Group
The Trump administration is considering military action in Mali to target JNIM, an al-Qaeda-affiliated group, according to current and former US officials, Yahoo news reports.
If approved, Mali would become the eighth nation Trump has ordered strikes on during his second term. The Post’s John Hudson reported the move is being pursued at the urging of Sebastian Gorka, though the exact scope of the options under review has not been detailed publicly. The deliberations come as Mali’s military-led government continues battling JNIM’s expanding insurgency across the West African country, amid broader US engagement with Sahel nations including Niger and Burkina Faso.
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