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Terrorist group(s) Mali, in 8 editions.
The entry for Mali published Terrorist group(s) in 8 editions of 36, from 2018 to 2025. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. Terrorist group(s) in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 5
- the first edition with it
- 2018
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Terrorist groups - home based” (2018 to 2019) and “Terrorist group(s)” (2020 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Terrorist groups - home based”
- al-Mulathamun Battalion:
- aim(s): implement ISIS's strict interpretation of Sharia; replace the Malian Government with an Islamic state
- area(s) of operation:
- headquartered in the north; targets primarily international interests, especially Westerners and Western entities
- (November 2018)
al-Qa'ida-affiliated Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM):
- aim(s):
- establish an Islamic state centered in Mali
- area(s) of operation:
- primarily based in northern and central Mali;
- targets Western and local interests in West Africa and Sahel;
- has claimed responsibility for attacks in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso
note: pledged allegiance to al-Qa'ida and AQIM; holds Western hostages; wages attacks against security and peacekeeping forces in Mali (April 2018)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-sham networks in the Greater Sahara (ISGS):
- aim(s):
- replace regional governments with an Islamic state
- area(s) of operation:
- mostly concentrated along the Mali-Niger border region; targets primarily security forces (April 2018)
al-Mulathamun Battalion: aim(s): implement ISIS's strict interpretation of Sharia; replace the Malian Government with an Islamic state
area(s) of operation: headquartered in the north; targets primarily international interests, especially Westerners and Western entities
(November 2018)
al-Qa'ida-affiliated Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM):
aim(s): establish an Islamic state centered in Mali
area(s) of operation: primarily based in northern and central Mali; targets Western and local interests in West Africa and Sahel; has claimed responsibility for attacks in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso
note: pledged allegiance to al-Qa'ida and AQIM; holds Western hostages; wages attacks against security and peacekeeping forces in Mali (April 2018)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-sham networks in the Greater Sahara (ISGS):
aim(s): replace regional governments with an Islamic state
area(s) of operation: mostly concentrated along the Mali-Niger border region; targets primarily security forces (April 2018)
Published as “Terrorist groups - home based”
- al-Mulathamun Battalion:
- aim(s): implement ISIS's strict interpretation of Sharia; replace the Malian Government with an Islamic state
- area(s) of operation:
- headquartered in the north; targets primarily international interests, especially Westerners and Western entities
- (2018)
al-Qa'ida-affiliated Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM): aim(s): establish an Islamic state centered in Mali
- area(s) of operation:
- primarily based in northern and central Mali;
- targets Western and local interests in West Africa and Sahel;
- has claimed responsibility for attacks in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso
note: pledged allegiance to al-Qa'ida and AQIM; holds Western hostages; wages attacks against security and peacekeeping forces in Mali ( 2018)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-sham networks in the Greater Sahara (ISGS): aim(s): replace regional governments with an Islamic state
- area(s) of operation:
- mostly concentrated along the Mali-Niger border region; targets primarily security forces (2018)
al-Mulathamun Battalion: aim(s): implement ISIS's strict interpretation of Sharia; replace the Malian Government with an Islamic state
area(s) of operation: headquartered in the north; targets primarily international interests, especially Westerners and Western entities(November 2018) (2018)
al-Qa'ida-affiliated Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM):
area(s) of operation: primarily based in northern and central Mali; targets Western and local interests in West Africa and Sahel; has claimed responsibility for attacks in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso
note: pledged allegiance to al-Qa'ida and AQIM; holds Western hostages; wages attacks against security and peacekeeping forces in Mali (April ( 2018)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-sham networks in the Greater Sahara (ISGS):
area(s) of operation: mostly concentrated along the Mali-Niger border region; targets primarily security forces (April 2018) (2018)
- Ansar al-Dine;
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara;
- Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin;
- al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun) (2020)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
Rewritten: too little of the 2019 text remains to mark the changes.
Ansar al-Dine; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara; Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun) (2020)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
- Ansar al-Dine;
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara;
- Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin;
- al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
Ansar al-Dine; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara; Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun) (2020)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- Ansar al-Dine;
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS);
- Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM);
- al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
Ansar al-Dine; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara; Sahara (ISIS-GS); Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin; wal-Muslimin (JNIM); al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- Ansar al-Dine;
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS);
- Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM);
- al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide
Ansar al-Dine; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS); Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM); al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T the Terrorism reference guide
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Mali: Terrorist group(s).” The World Factbook, 2018–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mali/terrorist-group-s.