Trump weighs Mali military strike on al-Qaeda affiliate
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- The Trump administration is weighing military action in Mali to target an al-Qaeda-affiliated group known as JNIM, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with the deliberations.
- The deliberations were reported by Washington Post correspondents John Hudson and Rachel Chason, who cited unnamed officials as sources.
Why it matters: The U.S. is actively considering a new military foothold in Mali, a West African country where the al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM has been a persistent threat. Any operation would expand the Trump administration's military footprint beyond its current priority theaters.
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