source: RFI; AMAP; aBamako
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of Mali (2013-2020)
location: Alatona
notes: On 6 January 2020, JNIM militants conducted a complex ambush initiated by the detonation of an IED against a Malian army convoy in the area of Alatona, five soldiers were killed and four wounded, four vehicles destroyed.