source: Global News (Canada); Menastream; Telegram
actor1: Islamic State (Greater Sahara)
actor2: Civilians (International)
location: Tiabongou
notes: On January 15, ISGS militants (claimed responsibility) attacked the mining site of Tiabongou and abducted Kirk Woodman, a Canadaian national and Vice President of Progress Minerals. His body was found the next day between Salmossi and Beiga, nearly 200km from the site of the abduction.