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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
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in
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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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Mamadou Mobbo is one of those who helped Amadou Koufa to legitimize his fight in Macina, a region where Koufa is not originally from.
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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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562:"Mali's Islamist conflict spreads as new militant group emerges"
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706:"Top Mali jihadist Amadou Koufa killed in French raid - army"
588:"Ansar Dine's branch in southern Mali releases first video"
611:"Jihadists' Fierce Justice Drives Thousands to Flee Mali"
666:"France begins first stage of Mali military withdrawal"
636:"Over 100 dead in French strikes and fighting in Mali"
338:, thereby seeking recognition for the Islamic State.
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989:Islamic State - Mozambique Province
969:Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
386:Kathleen Caulderwood (9 May 2015).
912:Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
336:Abu Ibrahim al-Hachimi al-Qourachi
310:Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
156:Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
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642:. 12 January 2013. Archived from
443:Kontao, Fadimata (22 July 2022).
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1130:Somali Civil War (2009–present)
917:al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
609:Nossiter, Adam (18 July 2012).
590:. Long War Journal. 18 May 2016
246:In January 2013, the Islamists
233:Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
122:Designated as a terrorist group
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183:Force de libération du Macina
1210:Mopti Region in the Mali War
1123:Jihadist insurgency in Niger
954:Ansar al-Sharia (Mauritania)
392:International Business Times
996:Ansar al-Sunna (Mozambique)
519:"Currently listed entities"
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1140:Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
1072:Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
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171:Macina Liberation Movement
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984:Islamic State in Somalia
959:Allied Democratic Forces
363:The Jamestown Foundation
193:. It is an affiliate of
323:Links with other groups
189:group that operates in
175:Macina Liberation Front
949:Ansar al-Sharia (Mali)
882:Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
851:Islamic fundamentalism
754:www.longwarjournal.org
207:Northern Mali conflict
201:Origins and membership
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115:Northern Mali conflict
16:Militant group in Mali
1158:Militant Islamism in
1135:Boko Haram insurgency
805:in Sub-Saharan Africa
1200:Rebel groups in Mali
877:Islamic Courts Union
213:Amadou Toumani Touré
1082:Ibrahim Malam Dicko
1042:Abdelmalek Droukdel
712:. 24 November 2018.
521:. 21 December 2018.
56:Active regions
1032:Mokhtar Belmokhtar
1017:Hassan Dahir Aweys
1012:Ali Yassin Mohamed
942:Katibat Salaheddin
730:. 28 February 2019
668:. BBC. 25 May 2013
646:on 12 January 2016
615:The New York Times
537:Human Rights Watch
169:also known as the
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856:Islamic terrorism
846:Islamic extremism
803:Militant Islamism
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650:16 November
572:17 November
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368:17 November
217:coup d'Ă©tat
1189:Categories
1167:South Asia
1052:Ahmad Umar
1022:Fuad Qalaf
922:Ansar Dine
892:Boko Haram
872:Al-Shabaab
342:References
306:Ansar Dine
239:, and the
237:Ansar Dine
195:Ansar Dine
105:Ansar Dine
1037:Abou Zeid
839:Phenomena
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317:France 24
243:(MUJAO).
221:Islamists
1154:Islamism
1152:Part of
1113:Mali War
818:Jihadism
811:Ideology
760:27 March
710:BBC News
481:1 August
421:Newsweek
280:marabout
235:(AQIM),
231:groups:
229:Jihadist
187:Islamist
75:Ideology
1005:Leaders
734:1 March
640:Reuters
620:18 July
566:Reuters
456:23 July
450:Reuters
428:4 March
274:History
94:Part of
38:Leaders
1101:Events
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672:25 May
594:19 May
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268:Macina
260:Fulani
225:Tuareg
179:French
177:(MLF,
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674:2013
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