source: AFP; Undisclosed Source; Twitter; Mondafrique
actor1: Katiba Macina
actor2: Civilians (Mali)
location: Farabougou
notes: On 6 October 2020, presumed Katiba Macina (JNIM) militants abducted about twenty Bambara marketgoers including Donso militiamen, women and children in Farabougou (Niono, Segou). The women and children were subsequently released while nine Donso militiamen were kept detained.