source: Twitter; FAMAMali; Undisclosed Source
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Mali (2021-)
location: Youni
notes: On 26 December 2021, ISWAP (Greater Sahara) ambushed a Malian army patrol escorting a civilian convoy near the village of Youni (Ansongo, Gao). The soldiers repelled the attack and killed two militants, seized weapons and equipment, and destroyed a motorcycle.