West Africa's al-Qaeda affiliate, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on military positions in Mali and said it had seized c

West Africa's al-Qaeda affiliate, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on military positions in Mali and said it had seized control of at least three of them. Link Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for attacks on military sites in Mali Reuters could not independently verify the claim, which was distributed via JNIM's official communication channels.