Increase In JNIM Attacks Puts Senegal In Crosshairs

Experts say a surge of attacks by terrorist groups around Mali’s southwestern border indicates an intention to expand across the border into Senegal.

Based in Mali and backed by al-Qaida, the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) coalition of terrorist groups increased its attacks sevenfold between 2021 and 2024 in...