source: Koutiala Observateur Infos; Mande Infos; Essor; Mali Jet
actor1: Katiba Macina
actor2: Police Forces of Mali (2021-) Gendarmerie
location: Beleko Soba
notes: On 19 October 2021, presumed Katiba Macina (JNIM) militants attacked a gendarmerie checkpoint in the town of Beleko Soba (Dioila, Koulikoro). The militants overpowered the gendarmes, killed a civilian bystander, and burned several motorcycles.