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On September 30, 2019, militants from al-Qaeda-linked Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) ambushed military bases in Boulikessi and Mondoro, both in central Mali. The attacks killed at least 38 and dozens of other soldiers went missing.
In their own words
Whatever we may think about the legitimacy under Islamic law of those who carried out the attack, the reasons they gave in their wills and the statement of Sheikh Osama bin Laden at the time spelt out that the motives were primarily as a consequence of the presence of US forces in Muslim countries.
Anjem Choudary, Internationally designated Islamist cleric and convicted ISIS supporter Sep. 10, 2021
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On September 28, 2019, in order to curb voter participation in the Afghan presidential election, the Taliban carried out over 68 attacks on polling stations across the country. At least 40 people were slain and over 190 were wounded in that attacks. 
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On September 24, 2016, three suspected ISIS insurgents carried out coordinated suicide bombings at a security checkpoint in northern Baghdad, killing 11 Iraq security personnel.
In their own words
As for the game of democracy and working with simple pacifism, it is a deceptive mirage, a fleeting shadow, and a vicious circle that starts with a zero and ends with it.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) statement Aug. 18, 2021
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On September 23, 2020, Houthi rebels launched a missile against a Saudi base near the Yemen border, allegedly killing 10 people, according to Iranian media. 
In their own words
The current stage demands that we exhaust the enemy until it whines and moans due to economic and military bleeding. It is in this context that the operations outside the theatre in which the enemy expects us to strike, operations on enemy soil and beyond enemy lines becomes evident.
Ayman al-Zawahiri, Leader of al-Qaeda Sept. 11, 2021
Ayman al-Zawahiri
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On September 20, 2020, Taliban militants ambushed a security checkpoint in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The attack killed at least 24 members of the Afghan security forces.  
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On September 17, 2019, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated outside a Presidential rally in Charikar, Afghanistan, killing at least 26 people and injuring another 30. Later, a suicide bomber detonated outside the Ministry of Defense in Kabul, killing 22 and wounding 38 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks.