source: Essor; Facebook; Twitter; Menastream; Maliweb; Reelle Afrique
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Police Forces of Mali (2021-) Gendarmerie
location: Niena
notes: On 29 December 2021, JNIM militants attacked the gendarmerie in the town of Niena (Sikasso, Sikasso). The militants burned the offices and a gendarmerie vehicle. There were no casualties. JNIM claimed responsibility in an unofficial video showing weapons, motorcycles, and equipment seized.