source: AFP; Maghreb Emergent; RFI; Menastream; Xinhua
actor1: Military Forces of France (2017-)
actor2: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
location: Tin Zaouaten
notes: French forces of Operation Barkhane carried out a multi-pronged operation targeting senior commanders of JNIM's Ansar Dine branch. Airstrikes engaged three targets, followed by helicopter drops and ground operation by commandos between Boughessa and Tin Zaouaten in the far north Kidal Region. The operation resulted in a total of 23 militants killed or captured. Ten militants are believed to have been killed in the operation in Tin Zaouaten. While several others in a camp between Tin Zaouaten and Boughessa. Fatalities split between two events.