source: RFI; Twitter; AMAP; Reuters; aBamako; Signal; Ouest France; TV5Monde; Essor; Studio Tamani; Armee Francaise; Maliweb; Kibaru
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of Mali (2020-2021)
location: Boni
notes: On 3 February 2021, JNIM militants attacked a Malian army base in Boni (Douentza, Mopti). At least nine soldiers were killed and six wounded. French forces intervened and conducted airstrikes reportedly killing around twenty militants, destroyed sixteen motorbikes and one armored vehicle. The militants seized vehicles including armored vehicles and weapons, and burned the weapons storage at the base.