s="apple-converted-space"> Islamist group Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West
Africa took over Douentza, which
had previously been held by a Songhai secular militia, the Ganda Iso (Songhai for "Sons of the Land"). A
MOJWA spokesman said that the group had had an agreement with the Ganda Iso,
but had decided to occupy the town when the militia appeared to be acting
independently. Once MOJWA troops
surrounded the city, the militia reportedly surrendered without a fight and
were disarmed
