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On 10 January 2020, armed clashes took place between loyal members of Amadou Koufa and a some dissidents near the commune of Dogo within Katiba Macina. Several points of disagreement have led a faction of dissidents affiliated with
Mamadou Mobbo to criticize Amadou Kouffa for the mismanagement of
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over his handling of an insurgency in
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Katiba Macina first came to prominence in
January 2015, when it claimed responsibility for attacks in central and southern Mali. The group's leader is Amadou Kouffa, a
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in
Central Mali, after fierce fighting with Malian forces. They were driven out by French forces days later, the start of a French-led military intervention known as
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The group has been responsible for attacks targeting United
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veterans of the conflict make up the core of the group. The Fulani are around 9 percent of Mali's population, but are locally dominant in the
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natural resources. Two combatants of Katiba Macina were killed as a result of these confrontations.
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Kouffa was reportedly killed by the French Army in
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reported it had obtained a 19-minute long video that appeared to show him alive.
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appeared in a video, alongside leaders from the
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Islamist militants in the 2013
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573:"Mali's Islamist conflict spreads as new militant group emerges"
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717:"Top Mali jihadist Amadou Koufa killed in French raid - army"
599:"Ansar Dine's branch in southern Mali releases first video"
622:"Jihadists' Fierce Justice Drives Thousands to Flee Mali"
677:"France begins first stage of Mali military withdrawal"
647:"Over 100 dead in French strikes and fighting in Mali"
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943:Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
347:Abu Ibrahim al-Hachimi al-Qourachi
321:Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
167:Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
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653:. 12 January 2013. Archived from
454:Kontao, Fadimata (22 July 2022).
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1047:Somali Civil War (2009–present)
913:al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
620:Nossiter, Adam (18 July 2012).
601:. Long War Journal. 18 May 2016
257:In January 2013, the Islamists
244:Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
133:Designated as a terrorist group
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194:Force de libération du Macina
18:Front de Libération du Macina
1127:Mopti Region in the Mali War
1040:Jihadist insurgency in Niger
958:Ansar al-Sharia (Mauritania)
403:International Business Times
963:Ansar al-Sunna (Mozambique)
530:"Currently listed entities"
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1057:Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
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182:Macina Liberation Movement
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374:The Jamestown Foundation
204:. It is an affiliate of
928:Macina Liberation Front
334:Links with other groups
200:group that operates in
186:Macina Liberation Front
953:Ansar al-Sharia (Mali)
893:Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
862:Islamic fundamentalism
765:www.longwarjournal.org
218:Northern Mali conflict
212:Origins and membership
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126:Northern Mali conflict
27:Militant group in Mali
1075:Militant Islamism in
1052:Boko Haram insurgency
816:in Sub-Saharan Africa
1117:Rebel groups in Mali
888:Islamic Courts Union
224:Amadou Toumani Touré
723:. 24 November 2018.
532:. 21 December 2018.
67:Active regions
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984:Hassan Dahir Aweys
979:Ali Yassin Mohamed
741:. 28 February 2019
679:. BBC. 25 May 2013
657:on 12 January 2016
626:The New York Times
548:Human Rights Watch
180:also known as the
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867:Islamic terrorism
857:Islamic extremism
814:Militant Islamism
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1084:South Asia
1004:Ahmad Umar
989:Fuad Qalaf
933:Ansar Dine
903:Boko Haram
883:Al-Shabaab
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721:BBC News
492:1 August
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291:marabout
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242:groups:
240:Jihadist
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972:Leaders
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285:History
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