source: Signal; Radio Guintan; Studio Tamani; Twitter; FAMAMali; Whatsapp; AMAP; Liberation; RFI
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Civilians (Mali)
location: Karou
notes: On 8 August 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants attacked the village of Karou (Ansongo, Gao). Reports varied on fatalities between 17 and 21 people and others wounded, houses burned and livestock seized.