Statements: Katiba Macina

Canonical ID: NK-TWaxUos3H95EKtA7zqwFzV · Entity type: Organization (reference)

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Property		Value	Lang	Source dataset		Source ID	First seen
`Organization:notes`		Emerging in January 2015, Front de Libération du Macina (FLM) is a Mali-based Islamist extremist group. A constituent of Jama’at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (JNIM), FLM has targeted Malian and international security forces, civilians, and more recently, schools and teachers. The group’s main objective is to liberate the Fulani, mainly-Muslim people scattered across 21 different African countries, from Malian government “oppression.” On November 20, 2015, militants from various groups including FLM carried out a gun attack at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, killing over 20 people. More than 170 people were taken hostage during the siege, including three Canadians.		ca_listed_terrorists		`ca-lte-580-front-de-liberation-du-macina`	2023-04-20