What does JNIM expect to gain from attacking the military, the religious leaders (Sufis) and other Islamic fighters as well? Unlikely the people would support them. Mali doesn't deserve this. No, I don't know who does.
It seems their key motivation for kidnapping this Sufi shaykh was that they saw him as too close to the government. Attacking the military is meant, I think, to push the military and the authorities into a smaller and smaller zone. It's a real tragedy, as you say.
What does JNIM expect to gain from attacking the military, the religious leaders (Sufis) and other Islamic fighters as well? Unlikely the people would support them. Mali doesn't deserve this. No, I don't know who does.
It seems their key motivation for kidnapping this Sufi shaykh was that they saw him as too close to the government. Attacking the military is meant, I think, to push the military and the authorities into a smaller and smaller zone. It's a real tragedy, as you say.