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The attack in Mali's capital Bamako has been claimed by Al Mourabitou, a North African militant group linked to Al Qaeda. It was another Al Qaeda affiliate which said it was behind the attacks in Paris in January this year. But Islamic State seems to be eclipsing Al Qaeda. Fawaz Gerges has written about Islamic State and began by discussing Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the leader behind the Bamako attack.

(Photo: A room at the Radisson Blu hotel the day after the deadly jihadist siege at the luxury hotel in the Malian capital Bamako.
Credit: AFP/ Habibou Kouyatehabibou Kouyate/Getty Images)