source: Mali Jet
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Unidentified Armed Group (Mali)
location: Bentia
notes: On 8 May 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants disrupted a robbery by armed bandits against marketgoers in the village of Bentia (Ansongo, Gao). The militants captured five robbers.