source: Radio Guintan; Twitter; Gao Alhabar 24
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Police Forces of Mali (2021-)
location: Fafa
notes: On 14 October 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants attacked two policemen aboard a vehicle in the village of Fafa (Ansongo, Gao). The militants abducted and killed the two policemen who were found dead in Bentia (Ansongo, Gao).