Donald Trump is considering military action in Mali, The Washington Post reports.

Trump is reportedly mulling over whether to authorize strikes against Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). This al-Qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks and kidnappings since announcing its formation in 2017.

The Post noted that there is some disagreement among top U.S. officials over whether to proceed with an attack. Among those who support the strikes is Sebastian Gorka, the National Security Council’s senior director for counterterrorism.

A White House official told The Hill that the U.S. has urged North and West African governments “to purchase U.S. equipment and services to support their war efforts against the terrorists,” and that terrorism stemming from JNIM in the Sahel region of the Sahara was a “multinational problem.”

“We urge regional partners and NATO allies to support the Alliance of Sahel States in their war against JNIM and ISIS,” the official told The Hill, adding that Russia was to blame “for the deteriorating security situation.”

“We hope that other African nations take note of Russia’s terrible performance in combating terrorism,” the official said.

Trump, who campaigned on ending US involvement in foreign wars, has launched several military strikes in foreign countries. If he proceeds with his plan to attack Mali, it would be the eighth country where he has ordered strikes since the start of his second term. The U.S. has launched strikes on Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Venezuela.

It would also come as the administration is mired in a months-long war in Iran.

Corinne Dufka, an independent expert on the Sahel, told The Post that a U.S. attack on JNIM could “backfire.”

“If the U.S. helps Malian authorities kill JNIM authorities, it could backfire,” she said. “And they could be squandering an opportunity to de-radicalize and demobilize one of the world’s most sophisticated jihadist organizations.”

Mali is one of the largest producers of gold in Africa and also has large lithium deposits that foreign companies are hoping to exploit, The Independent noted.