source: AP; AFP; Reuters; Journal le Gardien; Aniamey; Actu (Niger); Nashir; RFI; Amaq
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Mali (2013-2020)
location: Tabonkort
notes: On November 18 2019, ISGS militants ambushed a Malian army convoy in the area of Tabankort, near Akabar, forty-three Malian soldiers and seventeen militants were reportedly killed. Nigerien forces conducted searches and arrested hundred suspects according to a statement by the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) on social media.