[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @brantphilip1978 Brant Brant posts on X about mali, fla, nigeria, benin the most. They currently have XXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1398480319745957889/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX -XX% - X Month XXXXXXXXX +150% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::1398480319745957889/posts_active)  ### Followers: XXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1398480319745957889/followers)  - X Week XXXXX +8.60% - X Month XXXXX +29% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1398480319745957889/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::1398480319745957889/influence) --- **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) XXXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [mali](/topic/mali) #87, [fla](/topic/fla) #24, [nigeria](/topic/nigeria) #785, [benin](/topic/benin) #63, [libya](/topic/libya) #31, [niger](/topic/niger) #86, [sudan](/topic/sudan) #40, [positions](/topic/positions) #179, [mauritania](/topic/mauritania) #17, [countries](/topic/countries) XXXX% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@sithpolska](/creator/undefined) [@drk_rooom](/creator/undefined) [@sarpinali](/creator/undefined) [@drkrooom](/creator/undefined) [@boswalljacob](/creator/undefined) [@alex03918416](/creator/undefined) [@noureddineamz](/creator/undefined) [@secmxx](/creator/undefined) [@maqitzara](/creator/undefined) [@blacksalamanda](/creator/undefined) [@saladinaldronni](/creator/undefined) [@black_salamanda](/creator/undefined) [@natsecboogie](/creator/undefined) [@zubayrshaykh](/creator/undefined) [@fobali_](/creator/undefined) [@hater7336](/creator/undefined) [@cheek015](/creator/undefined) [@darar1994](/creator/undefined) [@yours2pd](/creator/undefined) [@blazianp](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::1398480319745957889/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "Some of these Somalis from Puntland have already been killed in Sudan fighting alongside the UAE-backed RSF and the various hired mercenaries"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1946941699122507910) 2025-07-20 14:34:08 UTC 8843 followers, 9653 engagements "@Maqitzara Because that's what this part of Nigeria and Benin looks like"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1944161139312800128) 2025-07-12 22:25:11 UTC 8828 followers, 3468 engagements "There are no US bases in the Central African Republic but there are Russian ones in it same for Mali Sudan and Libya conveniently the Russian military presence in Africa was omitted by 'African Stream'"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1942251331546218676) 2025-07-07 15:56:17 UTC 8822 followers, 5013 engagements "Chadian and Cameroonian army conducted joint operations against JAS positions along the border between the two countries several JAS terrorists were killed near Koutoula Cameroon and X rifles recovered alongside other misc equipment"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1945568152777064737) 2025-07-16 19:36:09 UTC 8841 followers, 3947 engagements "@Drk_rooom JNIM and IS in Mali and Burkina Faso fight each other periodically but they're more peaceful with each other in Niger Benin and Nigeria"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947683760712904969) 2025-07-22 15:42:49 UTC 8845 followers, XXX engagements "@Drk_rooom Azawad separatist rebels they want a separate state in northern Mali"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947680023697301908) 2025-07-22 15:27:58 UTC 8845 followers, XXX engagements "An unverified statement by "representatives of the Imghad community" in Kidal says the Imghad community now supports the FLA following massacres by Africa Corps and the Malian army in the north of the country"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1946192461862183107) 2025-07-18 12:56:56 UTC 8843 followers, 5724 engagements "JNIM has never attacked Nigerian security forces before this defying video indicates Nigeria won't be just a 'backbase' like Mauritania and Ghana the start of attacks against the Nigerian army is only a matter of time now"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1944158781639626911) 2025-07-12 22:15:48 UTC 8704 followers, 9525 engagements "@black_salamanda @Boswall_Jacob Earlier this year there were discussions between FLA and JNIM mostly on the subject of cooperating to make the Bamako government fall and what to do next to not destroy each other FLA would administer the northern Malian cities and JNIM will be the military spearhead"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947678099069346059) 2025-07-22 15:20:19 UTC 8845 followers, XXX engagements "The convoy has been stuck in Anefis for nearly a week now unwilling to cross the very dangerous stretch between Anefis and Kidal there are reports of new reinforcements being prepared in Gao to be sent to Anefis to support the crossing between Anefis and Kidal"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1945817945218638108) 2025-07-17 12:08:44 UTC 8845 followers, 7103 engagements "@Drk_rooom It depends on their needs in a certain area for example in Niger and Nigeria both JNIM and IS are relatively new therefore both have no interest in damaging each other and would rather destroy their common enemy its a localized military strategy"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947686494912618631) 2025-07-22 15:53:41 UTC 8845 followers, XXX engagements "Africa Corps-affiliated channel shared droen footage of some of their vehicles being blown up by IEDs in northern Mali it appears there were secondary explosions"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947705336405651597) 2025-07-22 17:08:33 UTC 8845 followers, 1718 engagements "A Senegalese foreign fighter Wolof-speaking Abu Shuaib al Sinigali for the Islamic State in Libya 2016 dozens of Senegalese terrorists joined the terror group in Libya during its' peak the ones that survived the US-led intervention fled to the Sahel and ISWAP"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1941043357830336890) 2025-07-04 07:56:14 UTC 8829 followers, 254.4K engagements "Unverified reports talk of a Su24 crashing near Gao this would be the second crash of such jet in Mali in a few months other reports state that a helicopter conducted a forced landing in Sgou region today as well I won't be sharing images until the reports are clarified"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1946348452176126258) 2025-07-18 23:16:47 UTC 8845 followers, 6864 engagements "@SithPolska But APCs are not what's carrying the supplies so if majority of the supply vehicles arrive safely then the mission is a success"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1946592887002534245) 2025-07-19 15:28:04 UTC 8760 followers, XXX engagements "@Alex03918416 @SaladinAlDronni I was told a second one was shipped but double-checking I realize that it's most likely not reliable you're right there was only one verified Su24 arriving in Mali"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947693465992892518) 2025-07-22 16:21:23 UTC 8845 followers, XX engagements "JNIM fighters published a video reportedly from Nigeria the greenery checks out with the claim likely in southern Niger state on the border with Benin the terrorists threaten expansion to Benin Togo and surprisingly Ghana if anyone can translate more accurately DMs are open"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1944154124683292745) 2025-07-12 21:57:18 UTC 8840 followers, 69.6K engagements "Alleged video of some of the vehicles seized by Puntland forces"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1946464115666407822) 2025-07-19 06:56:23 UTC 8845 followers, 22.4K engagements "The landmine attack was claimed by JNIM again displaying how in certain situations both JNIM and FLA will attack the same target at the same time without necessarily coordinating the convoy is still a few kms away from Aguelhok not fully arrived"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1946603493260681535) 2025-07-19 16:10:13 UTC 8843 followers, 6430 engagements "New JNIM GoPro footage this time from the attack on Nioro du Sahel on the same day the editing has gotten very standardized in the latest series of releases"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1946124890693656679) 2025-07-18 08:28:25 UTC 8843 followers, 36.1K engagements "The Niger-Benin pipeline was sabotaged by suspected IS-Sahel/Lakurawa between Yaya and Dankassari at around midnight last night"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947604092496335109) 2025-07-22 10:26:15 UTC 8845 followers, 6364 engagements "JNIM released an 8-minute video from the attack on Gogui the quality of the production is noticeable it seems the group is using more professional cameras over phones a cement factory and military base were destroyed the terrorists then retreated south towards Mali"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1944087622776729866) 2025-07-12 17:33:03 UTC 8845 followers, 145.9K engagements "France left today its' last military base in Senegal finally concluding its' military presence in the Sahel as a whole after they left Mali Niger Chad and Burkina Faso France retains presence in Ivory Coast and Benin"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1945881212205027812) 2025-07-17 16:20:08 UTC 8841 followers, 3843 engagements "JNIM claimed an ambush targeting Nigerien soldiers between Kodo and Dodo in Dosso region on July 14th killing X soldiers and capturing weapons and ammunition the next day in the same area X Indian workers and X other Nigerien soldiers were killed as well"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1945754674461540590) 2025-07-17 07:57:19 UTC 8845 followers, 4305 engagements "@black_salamanda @Boswall_Jacob Bamako won't fall anytime soon"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947681570082472129) 2025-07-22 15:34:07 UTC 8843 followers, XXX engagements "Additional context on yesterday's battle between FLA and FAMa near Kidal the ambush was conducted by the newly formed Lions of Azawad battalion it was established following the large material reinforcements from Libya which can be seen in the new vehicles and weapons used. 1/3"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1945202254585151946) 2025-07-15 19:22:12 UTC 8818 followers, 20.3K engagements "@SaladinAlDronni A big chunk of the aerial assets yes but not the majority many TB2s are still active in the center and south the more heavy aerial assets like the only Akinci left Su24 (operated by Africa Corps) and some of the FAMa older helicopters are the ones deployed in the north"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947644164822192346) 2025-07-22 13:05:29 UTC 8845 followers, XXX engagements "@Boswall_Jacob Definitely and it loops back to your point as well JNIM is shifting towards nationalizing the movement in Mali and preparing the foundations for a government likely joint with the FLA and centralized in the north-center"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947646893947031662) 2025-07-22 13:16:19 UTC 8845 followers, 1884 engagements "Wagner/Africa Corps Russian mercenaries on a ride 'along the Sudanese-Chadian border' it is an open secrer that the Wagner PMC is a main middle man in supporting the LNA in Libya and the RSF in Sudan mainly in securing convoys and strategic locations"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1947197264381743552) 2025-07-21 07:29:39 UTC 8843 followers, 12.3K engagements "JNIM displays the vehicles weapons and ammunition captured from the attack against Malian armed forces in Gogui on the border with Mauritania while JNIM suffered very large casualties in Kayes and Nioro it seems the attacks against other positions were relatively successful"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1941030956594614651) 2025-07-04 07:06:57 UTC 8843 followers, 105.8K engagements "Drone strikes are reported on FLA rebels in the area these moments although the fighting on the ground has died off for a while now"  [@brantphilip1978](/creator/x/brantphilip1978) on [X](/post/tweet/1944751238786023532) 2025-07-14 13:30:01 UTC 8840 followers, 9314 engagements
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@brantphilip1978 Brant
Brant posts on X about mali, fla, nigeria, benin the most. They currently have XXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XXXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXXX -XX%
- X Month XXXXXXXXX +150%
Mentions: XX #
Followers: XXXXX #
- X Week XXXXX +8.60%
- X Month XXXXX +29%
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Social category influence countries XXXXX% technology brands XXXX%
Social topic influence mali #87, fla #24, nigeria #785, benin #63, libya #31, niger #86, sudan #40, positions #179, mauritania #17, countries XXXX%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @sithpolska @drk_rooom @sarpinali @drkrooom @boswalljacob @alex03918416 @noureddineamz @secmxx @maqitzara @blacksalamanda @saladinaldronni @black_salamanda @natsecboogie @zubayrshaykh @fobali_ @hater7336 @cheek015 @darar1994 @yours2pd @blazianp
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"Some of these Somalis from Puntland have already been killed in Sudan fighting alongside the UAE-backed RSF and the various hired mercenaries"
@brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-20 14:34:08 UTC 8843 followers, 9653 engagements
"@Maqitzara Because that's what this part of Nigeria and Benin looks like" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-12 22:25:11 UTC 8828 followers, 3468 engagements
"There are no US bases in the Central African Republic but there are Russian ones in it same for Mali Sudan and Libya conveniently the Russian military presence in Africa was omitted by 'African Stream'" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-07 15:56:17 UTC 8822 followers, 5013 engagements
"Chadian and Cameroonian army conducted joint operations against JAS positions along the border between the two countries several JAS terrorists were killed near Koutoula Cameroon and X rifles recovered alongside other misc equipment" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-16 19:36:09 UTC 8841 followers, 3947 engagements
"@Drk_rooom JNIM and IS in Mali and Burkina Faso fight each other periodically but they're more peaceful with each other in Niger Benin and Nigeria" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-22 15:42:49 UTC 8845 followers, XXX engagements
"@Drk_rooom Azawad separatist rebels they want a separate state in northern Mali" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-22 15:27:58 UTC 8845 followers, XXX engagements
"An unverified statement by "representatives of the Imghad community" in Kidal says the Imghad community now supports the FLA following massacres by Africa Corps and the Malian army in the north of the country" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-18 12:56:56 UTC 8843 followers, 5724 engagements
"JNIM has never attacked Nigerian security forces before this defying video indicates Nigeria won't be just a 'backbase' like Mauritania and Ghana the start of attacks against the Nigerian army is only a matter of time now" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-12 22:15:48 UTC 8704 followers, 9525 engagements
"@black_salamanda @Boswall_Jacob Earlier this year there were discussions between FLA and JNIM mostly on the subject of cooperating to make the Bamako government fall and what to do next to not destroy each other FLA would administer the northern Malian cities and JNIM will be the military spearhead" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-22 15:20:19 UTC 8845 followers, XXX engagements
"The convoy has been stuck in Anefis for nearly a week now unwilling to cross the very dangerous stretch between Anefis and Kidal there are reports of new reinforcements being prepared in Gao to be sent to Anefis to support the crossing between Anefis and Kidal" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-17 12:08:44 UTC 8845 followers, 7103 engagements
"@Drk_rooom It depends on their needs in a certain area for example in Niger and Nigeria both JNIM and IS are relatively new therefore both have no interest in damaging each other and would rather destroy their common enemy its a localized military strategy" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-22 15:53:41 UTC 8845 followers, XXX engagements
"Africa Corps-affiliated channel shared droen footage of some of their vehicles being blown up by IEDs in northern Mali it appears there were secondary explosions" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-22 17:08:33 UTC 8845 followers, 1718 engagements
"A Senegalese foreign fighter Wolof-speaking Abu Shuaib al Sinigali for the Islamic State in Libya 2016 dozens of Senegalese terrorists joined the terror group in Libya during its' peak the ones that survived the US-led intervention fled to the Sahel and ISWAP" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-04 07:56:14 UTC 8829 followers, 254.4K engagements
"Unverified reports talk of a Su24 crashing near Gao this would be the second crash of such jet in Mali in a few months other reports state that a helicopter conducted a forced landing in Sgou region today as well I won't be sharing images until the reports are clarified" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-18 23:16:47 UTC 8845 followers, 6864 engagements
"@SithPolska But APCs are not what's carrying the supplies so if majority of the supply vehicles arrive safely then the mission is a success" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-19 15:28:04 UTC 8760 followers, XXX engagements
"@Alex03918416 @SaladinAlDronni I was told a second one was shipped but double-checking I realize that it's most likely not reliable you're right there was only one verified Su24 arriving in Mali" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-22 16:21:23 UTC 8845 followers, XX engagements
"JNIM fighters published a video reportedly from Nigeria the greenery checks out with the claim likely in southern Niger state on the border with Benin the terrorists threaten expansion to Benin Togo and surprisingly Ghana if anyone can translate more accurately DMs are open" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-12 21:57:18 UTC 8840 followers, 69.6K engagements
"Alleged video of some of the vehicles seized by Puntland forces" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-19 06:56:23 UTC 8845 followers, 22.4K engagements
"The landmine attack was claimed by JNIM again displaying how in certain situations both JNIM and FLA will attack the same target at the same time without necessarily coordinating the convoy is still a few kms away from Aguelhok not fully arrived" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-19 16:10:13 UTC 8843 followers, 6430 engagements
"New JNIM GoPro footage this time from the attack on Nioro du Sahel on the same day the editing has gotten very standardized in the latest series of releases" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-18 08:28:25 UTC 8843 followers, 36.1K engagements
"The Niger-Benin pipeline was sabotaged by suspected IS-Sahel/Lakurawa between Yaya and Dankassari at around midnight last night" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-22 10:26:15 UTC 8845 followers, 6364 engagements
"JNIM released an 8-minute video from the attack on Gogui the quality of the production is noticeable it seems the group is using more professional cameras over phones a cement factory and military base were destroyed the terrorists then retreated south towards Mali" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-12 17:33:03 UTC 8845 followers, 145.9K engagements
"France left today its' last military base in Senegal finally concluding its' military presence in the Sahel as a whole after they left Mali Niger Chad and Burkina Faso France retains presence in Ivory Coast and Benin" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-17 16:20:08 UTC 8841 followers, 3843 engagements
"JNIM claimed an ambush targeting Nigerien soldiers between Kodo and Dodo in Dosso region on July 14th killing X soldiers and capturing weapons and ammunition the next day in the same area X Indian workers and X other Nigerien soldiers were killed as well" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-17 07:57:19 UTC 8845 followers, 4305 engagements
"@black_salamanda @Boswall_Jacob Bamako won't fall anytime soon" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-22 15:34:07 UTC 8843 followers, XXX engagements
"Additional context on yesterday's battle between FLA and FAMa near Kidal the ambush was conducted by the newly formed Lions of Azawad battalion it was established following the large material reinforcements from Libya which can be seen in the new vehicles and weapons used. 1/3" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-15 19:22:12 UTC 8818 followers, 20.3K engagements
"@SaladinAlDronni A big chunk of the aerial assets yes but not the majority many TB2s are still active in the center and south the more heavy aerial assets like the only Akinci left Su24 (operated by Africa Corps) and some of the FAMa older helicopters are the ones deployed in the north" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-22 13:05:29 UTC 8845 followers, XXX engagements
"@Boswall_Jacob Definitely and it loops back to your point as well JNIM is shifting towards nationalizing the movement in Mali and preparing the foundations for a government likely joint with the FLA and centralized in the north-center" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-22 13:16:19 UTC 8845 followers, 1884 engagements
"Wagner/Africa Corps Russian mercenaries on a ride 'along the Sudanese-Chadian border' it is an open secrer that the Wagner PMC is a main middle man in supporting the LNA in Libya and the RSF in Sudan mainly in securing convoys and strategic locations" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-21 07:29:39 UTC 8843 followers, 12.3K engagements
"JNIM displays the vehicles weapons and ammunition captured from the attack against Malian armed forces in Gogui on the border with Mauritania while JNIM suffered very large casualties in Kayes and Nioro it seems the attacks against other positions were relatively successful" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-04 07:06:57 UTC 8843 followers, 105.8K engagements
"Drone strikes are reported on FLA rebels in the area these moments although the fighting on the ground has died off for a while now" @brantphilip1978 on X 2025-07-14 13:30:01 UTC 8840 followers, 9314 engagements