Mali Bounty War Explodes: Al-Qaeda Places Massive $2.3 Mn Bounty on Goita | Firstpost Africa | N18G

A dangerous escalation has gripped the Sahel as Mali's Al-Qaeda affiliate, JNIM, placed a massive 2.3-million-dollar bounty on military leader President Assimi Goita. The move triggers a volatile "war of wanted posters" after Bamako issued its own three-point-five million dollar bounty for terrorist commander Iyad Ag Ghaly. As Western forces depart and Russian operations expand, JNIM is systematically asserting governance by collecting taxes and administering Sharia courts across central and northern areas. The high-stakes standoff deepens regional instability, shifting the conflict from an orthodox counter-terrorism operation into a bitter survival war between rival authorities. --- Mali Crisis | JNIM Bounty On Assimi Goita | Assimi Goita | Mali News | Sahel Conflict | Al Qaeda Affiliate JNIM | Iyad Ag Ghaly | Terrorism In Mali | Mali Military Government | Firstpost Africa | Alyson Le Grange | Africa | Global South | Geopolitics | Military Coup | Environment | Climate Change | Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News #mali #jnim #assimigoita #iyadagghaly #sahel #terrorism #firstpostafrica #africa #alysonlegrange #globalsouth #militarycoup #firstpost #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Website: https://www.firstpost.com Follow Firstpost on Instagram:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Facebook:   / firstpostin   Follow Firstpost on X:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...