article_snippet: Mali remains committed to seeking peace and will not be intimidated by those who have no other motives than to do away (with) the prospects of peace and harmony amongst the Malians," The Malian government said in a statement.
article_snippet: A North African jihadist group, al-Murabitun, claimed responsibility for the attack in the capital of Bamako, according to Mauritanian news agency Al Akhbar.
article_snippet: The purported claim came in an audio message in which A North African jihadist group, al-Murabitun said The purported claim carried out the attack in the capital of Bamako in retaliation for the killing of one of The purported claim leaders, Mauritanian news agency Al Akhbar said.
article_snippet: Al-Murabitun may be considered a regional competitor to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)," according to the Jamestown Foundation, a Washington-based research and analysis firm.
article_snippet: The U.S. State Department said in January that Al-Murabitun is a "newly-formed" militant group that has presence in northern Mali.
highlights_snippet: A jihadist group claims responsibility in an audio recording, news agency reports .
  