source: Undisclosed Source; Essor; Studio Tamani; AMAP
actor1: Katiba Macina
actor2: Civilians (Mali)
location: Dioura
notes: On 16 December 2019, presumed Katiba Macina (JNIM) militants abducted the a forest guard chief of Taoudenni along with his driver in the area of Dioura (Tenenkou, Mopti). The driver was released the following day while the forest guard chief was kept detained for 9 months, and released on 24 August 2020.