An Islamic State-affiliated Mali jihadist organization has taken control of a village in Ménaka, which is now largely under militant control.

Following months of warfare, the Islamist terrorists captured another village, Tidermene, on Monday night.

The terrorists were reportedly going around the area with guns, according to a local official who escaped to the regional seat Ménaka and confirmed the capture.

In this area as well as in Gao, another province of northern Mali, Islamic State in the Greater Sahara has begun a significant attack since early last year.

In addition to former Tuareg rebels who agreed to a peace agreement in 2015, there have been conflicts with fighters linked to Al-Qaeda.

Source: The Independent Ghana