00:01The Malian government has rejected reports of U.S. intervention in the fight against the jihadist group JINIM, saying the
00:08claims are false.
00:10An exclusive report from the Washington Post claimed that Trump administration is considering military action against a group for the
00:17support of Islam and Muslims known as GSIM or JINIM, according to its Arabic acronym, in Mali.
00:23We have no confirmation and no official statement from the United States or U.S. officials on this matter.
00:31We are waiting to see what stance the U.S. government will take.
00:36I can assure you that Mali is not sitting idly by waiting for others to come and solve our problems.
00:48You know, we need to reiterate our three principles, which are absolutely crystal clear when it comes to working with
00:56Mali.
00:56Mali's sovereign must be respected.
00:59Mali's sovereign decisions must be respected.
01:02And the interests of the people must be taken into account.
01:05And the last thing I'll say is that Mali relies on itself, on its intelligence, its resources, its defense and
01:13security forces, and its own capabilities to resolve its problems.
01:17The very least one could expect from a partner is to come and ask Mali what it needs.
01:25The JINIM jihadist group, affiliated with Al-Qaeda and particularly well-established in the Sahelian country, has recently launched numerous
01:33coordinated attacks against Malian towns alongside rivers from the predominantly Tuareg-Azawa Liberation Front, also known as ALF.
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