In a rapidly deteriorating security environment, the release of a new video by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) on Thursday, June 11, 2026, has plunged the Malian capital into deep unease. Between explicit threats of imminent attacks and persistent rumours of nervousness within the state apparatus, pressure is mounting on the ruling military junta.

Psychological warfare escalates

The video, published in the evening of June 11 by al-Qaeda’s Sahel branch, shows extensive logistical and military preparations. The terrorist group explicitly announces what it calls