source: Menastream; AFP
actor1: Islamic State (Greater Sahara)
actor2: MSA: Movement for Azawad Salvation
location: Akeloz
notes: On April 26, presumed ISGS militants attacked a group of MSA militiamen in the area of Aklize near the Niger border, killing 12 militiamen, four militants were also killed in the clashes, while MSA claimed it was a civilian camp, accumulating reports and local journalists indicated that it was a lost battle MSA attempted to cover up.