source: Menastream
actor1: Military Forces of France (2017-)
actor2: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
location: Akebao
notes: On September 18, French forces of operation Barkhane carried out airstrikes against two technicals presumably carrying AQIM militants on the road between Timbuktu and Farach, about 23km west of Timbuktu (coded as Akebao at geoprecision 2). Casualties unknown.