It shows a shift in tactics, according to Djallil Lounnas, an expert on militancy in the Sahara at Morocco's Al Akhawayn University.
Dɛallil Lounnas a ɛyɛ ɔbenfoɔ wɔ asraafoɔ nsɛm wɔ Al Akhawayn University a ɛwɔ Moroɔɔo kaa sɛ, “wei kyerɛ sɛ wɔasesa sɛdeɛ wɔyɛ wɔn nnoɔma mu”.