JNIM fighters mock Mali after Kidal capture

Tuareg separatist forces from the Forces for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA), allied with the Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), have captured the Governor's Palace in Kidal as part of a nationwide offensive. Following the city's capture, the militants are now using social media to humiliate their opponents, posting videos of fighters posing with the uniform of Kidal governor El Hadj Ag Gamou. The Malian military has attempted a paradrop operation to recapture the city, but the militants' propaganda campaign highlights their control and the symbolic defeat of the junta's authority in the north. The situation remains fluid as fighting continues across the country.