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Beginning in spring of 2025, the al-Qaeda affiliate [[Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin]] launched an offensive against Malian military sites in the south and center of the country.[{{Cite web |last=Tejeda |first=Gaby |date=June 5, 2025 |title=JNIM Expanding Geographic Reach and Staging Coordinated Attacks in the Sahel |url=https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2025-june-5/ |access-date=June 26, 2025 |website=The Soufan Center |language=en-US}}] Attacks on Dioura, Boulikessi, and Timbuktu killed over a hundred Malian soldiers in total.[{{Cite web |last=Tejeda |first=Gaby |date=June 5, 2025 |title=JNIM Expanding Geographic Reach and Staging Coordinated Attacks in the Sahel |url=https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2025-june-5/ |access-date=June 26, 2025 |website=The Soufan Center |language=en-US}}] In the southeast, however, where the ISGS is based, there were few attacks by the group against Malian forces; on May 25, ISGS killed over 50 Nigerien soldiers across the border in [[Tahoua Region]].[{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}}] |
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Beginning in spring of 2025, the al-Qaeda affiliate [[Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin]] launched an offensive against Malian military sites in the south and center of the country.[{{Cite web |last=Tejeda |first=Gaby |date=June 5, 2025 |title=JNIM Expanding Geographic Reach and Staging Coordinated Attacks in the Sahel |url=https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2025-june-5/ |access-date=June 26, 2025 |website=The Soufan Center |language=en-US}}] Attacks on Dioura, Boulikessi, and Timbuktu killed over a hundred Malian soldiers in total.[{{Cite web |last=Tejeda |first=Gaby |date=June 5, 2025 |title=JNIM Expanding Geographic Reach and Staging Coordinated Attacks in the Sahel |url=https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2025-june-5/ |access-date=June 26, 2025 |website=The Soufan Center |language=en-US}}] In the southeast, however, where the ISGS is based, there were few attacks by the group against Malian forces; on May 25, ISGS killed over 50 Nigerian soldiers across the border in [[Tahoua Region]].[{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}}] |
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