16/07/2019
US slaps sanctions on Al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali
The US Treasury on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali that carried out deadly attacks on the west African country's armed forces. The measures target Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) -- designated a terrorist organization by Washington last September -- and its commander Bah Ag Moussa, an army deserter who led a raid on a Malian military base that killed 21 former comrades. Treasury is targeting the leadership of JNIM, Al-Qaeda's branch in Mal ......
