source: AFP; Malivox; Telegram; Koro Kibaru; Xinhua; aBamako; Figaro du Mali; Mali Jet; Undisclosed Source
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Police Forces of Mali (2013-2020) Gendarmerie
location: Bougou
notes: On 21 August 2020, a Malian gendarmerie vehicle struck an IED between Bougou and Bandiagara (Bandiagara, Mopti). Four gendarmes and one civilian were killed and one soldier and one civilian wounded. JNIM claimed responsibility via Al Qaeda-linked Thabat News Agency.