source: Menastream; Nord Sud Journal
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
location: Ariel
notes: At an unspecified date in July 2019, JNIM and ISGS militants reportedly clashed in Ariel (Nassoumbou, Soum). One JNIM fighter was killed and five ISGS fighters taken prisoners.