The Mali-based al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM announced a €2 million bounty for intelligence on the location of junta leader Assimi Goïta, or €1 million for the location of two senior army commanders, according to the group's statement. The reward also applies to anyone who chooses to harm Goïta or the senior officers. The announcement follows a similar bounty published by the Malian government on JNIM's leader, weeks after the jihadist group killed Mali's defense minister.
The al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), active in Mali and the wider Sahel, announced a €2 million reward for information leading to the capture or killing of junta leader Assimi Goïta, and €1 million for the location of two top army commanders. The same reward applies to anyone who directly harms the leaders. JNIM's statement frames the bounty as retaliation for a Malian government bounty on JNIM's leader. The development comes weeks after the jihadist group killed Mali's defense minister in an attack — a major blow to the junta that took power in 2020. Goïta, a former special forces colonel, has led the military government through a period of growing insecurity and a break with France in favor of closer ties with Russia. The Zioneer has no prior reporting on this thread. The claim rests on a single source — N12's Hebrew report attributed to journalist Assaf Rozentzweig — and JNIM's own statement, which could not be independently confirmed at this time.
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