source: Undisclosed Source; Facebook; Al Nabaa
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Civilians (Mali)
location: Tin Abaw
notes: On 3 August 2020, ISGS militants assassinated a male civilian from the Dawsahak community in Tin Abaw (Menaka, Gao). Some accounts suggest that the victim was an ISGS defector who had joined MSA. Islamic State claimed responsibility and described the victim as an MSA commander spying for French Operation Barkhane forces.