source: Armee Francaise
actor1: Military Forces of France (2017-)
actor2: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
location: Hombori
notes: On 2 January 2021, French forces conducted an airstrike against two suspected JNIM militants in the process of planting an IED on the road between Hombori (Douentza, Mopti) and Gossi (Gourma-Rharous, Tombouctou). A motorbike was destroyed by the airstrike and ground forces recovered weapons and IED equipment. No casualties were reported.