The Nouakchott Information Agency, a site that is frequently used by local jihadists to communicate with the outside world, said Saturday's message from the Maraboutines group included a rundown of attacks by its members last year.
The Maraboutines group was formed in August when terror leader Moktar Belmoktar and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa officially joined forces. He is best known for masterminding a January 2013 attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria that killed dozens of foreigners.