JNIM Claims Suicide Raid at French Military Base Near Gao Airport, Assassination of MSA Official in Ménaka

After a period of silence for over two months, the Mali-based al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), claimed credit for the July 22, 2019, suicide raid at a French military base near Gao Airport, and the assassination of an official in the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA).