Mali: political tensions in Bamako and failure of an operation against the Islamic State group

Published on: 06/08/2022 – 14:45 Modified on: 06/08/2022 – 16:15 07:21 Journalist Wassim Nasr, specialist in jihadist movements © France24 Since June 4, a coalition of MSA, GATIA and the GTIA8 of the Malian army initiated an expedition to dislodge the Islamic State group from one of its strongholds on the border with Niger. A few days later, this offensive failed. For his part, Imam Dicko, one of the most influential political figures in Mali, expressed harsh and direct criticism of the ruling junta. Why now after a long silence? The explanations of the journalist Wassim Nasr.