source: Facebook; Reelle Afrique
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims and/or Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Police Forces of Mali (2013-2020) Gendarmerie
location: Menaka
notes: On August 17, suspected JNIM and/or ISGS militants attacked the gendarmerie in Menaka, the attack was repelled and the assailants escaped.