France, June 5 -- Ghaly, leader of the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) - the biggest jihadist force battling many of the Sahel states - is the region's most wanted man.

On 25 April, JNIM joined forces with Tuareg rebels to launch the largest attacks against the Malian junta in more than a decade. Several people were killed in the attacks, including Defence Minister Sadio Camara.

In a statement read on national television on Thursday, the military-run security ministry offered a bounty of 2 billion CFA francs for information leading to the "capture or neutralisation" of Ghaly.

The junta also offered 1.5 billion CFA francs (€2.3 million) for one of his deputies, Amadou Koufa, as well as cash for information on two...