source: Armee Francaise; Xinhua; AFP
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of France (2017-)
location: Gao
notes: On July 1, a JNIM suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle against a convoy of French Barkhane forces and the Malian army in northern Gao, 5 civilians were killed and 24 others were wounded in the blast, eight French soldiers were also wounded including four severely.