New jihadist group claims Mali attack

A new jihadist alliance yesterday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed three members of Mali's security forces on March 29, according to a statement released by SITE. Three Malian jihadist groups with previous al-Qaeda links recently joined forces to create the "Group to Support Islam and Muslims" (GSIM), led by Iyad Ag Ghaly of Islamist organisation Ansar Dine.