source: Essor; Undisclosed Source; VOA; Twitter
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Police Forces of Mali (2021-)
location: Dire
notes: On 23 December 2021, JNIM militants attacked the police and the gendarmerie in the town of Dire (Dire, Tombouctou). The militants vandalized and burned the facilities as the policemen and gendarmes retreated. There were no casualties.