source: Rocket Chat; Twitter; Undisclosed Source; Studio Tamani
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of Mali (2013-2020)
location: Timbuktu
notes: On 29 May 2020, JNIM militants killed two national guards and seized their vehicle in the town of Timbuktu (Tombouctou), a third national guard who went missing was later found dead about 25km from Timbuktu on the road to Ber. JNIM said in a statement that the group killed three gendarmes, and seized their vehicle and weapons.