source: Twitter; AFP; Infowakat; Al Nabaa; Aujourd8; Facebook; Whatsapp; Radio Omega
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: VDP: Volunteer for Defense of Homeland
location: Pelhoute
notes: On 24 November 2020, presumed ISGS militants killed at least eight volunteer fighters at the Arra mining site, near Pelhoute (Arbinda, Soum). The militants also seized a motorbike in the nearby village of Djika. ISGS claimed responsibility and said that the group killed nine VDP and seized their weapons.