More ominously  local people report fresh attacks by the Al Qaida-linked Jama'at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) of Mali's most wanted warlord Iyad ag Ghali...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Alghabass  the brother of Mohamed ag Intalla  the Kidal-based traditional ruler – amenokal – of the Ifoghas northern Tuareg  injected crucial momentum into the peace process a decade ago  when he left Iyad ag Ghali's jihadist Ansar Dine movement to join the talks in Ouagadougou and then Algiers...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     That would further complicate security conditions already undermined by the aggressive expansionary campaign of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS)  while the rival Jama'at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM)  headed by Iyad ag Ghali  also competes for influence in the north-east...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Under pressure from a resilient Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS)  CSP is even reported to have discussed military collaboration with Iyad ag Ghali  leader of the Islamic State-affiliated jihadist Jama'at Nasr al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM)  which is aligned with Al Qaida  in discreet meetings near Ménaka and Kidal in recent weeks...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     With the French out of the picture  attacks by Iyad ag Ghali's Al Qaida-aligned Jama'at Nasr al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) on Minusma are set to increase...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     They are still committed to the fight against Iyad ag Ghaly's Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) in the tri-border zone linking Burkina Faso  Mali and Niger...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Malians have criticised France's and the United States's opposition to dialogue between the government and some jihadist leaders  such as Iyad ag Ghali  who heads the Jama'at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM)...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     And Iyad ag Ghaly  leader of the Al Qaida-affiliated Jama'at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) militant alliance  was not slow to imply parallels  issuing a 10 August congratulatory audio message to the Taliban...
	 
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