source: RFI; Studio Tamani; aBamako; Mali Jet; Kibaru; Xinhua; AFP
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Government of Italy (2018-)
location: Kidal
notes: On 13 March 2020, an Italian and a Canadian were abducted in Burkina Faso in December 2018 and presumably held hostage by JNIM militants for fifteen months. The couple [although reports stated that they escaped their captivators] were released near Kidal (Kidal) where they were received by MINUSMA, likely as the result of a negotiated settlement.