Trump Administration Weighs Military Action Against Al-Qaeda Affiliate in Mali
The Trump administration is reportedly considering military strikes against JNIM, an al-Qaeda-affiliated group in Mali, according to U.S. officials speaking to The Washington Post. This would mark the eighth country targeted by U.S. military action during Trump's second term, following Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, and Venezuela. The administration has also conducted 66 strikes against small watercraft in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, killing at least 221 people in a drug interdiction effort. National Security Council senior director Sebastian Gorka is a leading advocate for the Mali operation. However, regional experts like Wassim Nasr of the Soufan Center argue that military force has failed in the Sahel, noting that French and Russian interventions have worsened the situation. Nasr recommends conflict resolution through negotiations between Mali's government and JNIM instead.
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