source: Menastream
actor1: Military Forces of France (2017-)
actor2: Islamic State (Greater Sahara)
location: Akabar
notes: On 11-12 March, joint forces of Operation Barkhane, GATIA, MSA and the Malian and Nigerien armies carried out operations against the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in Mali-Niger borderland. In the wake of the operation MSA announced and provided visuals as proof that they had recovered a vehicle and weapons seized from U.S. Green Berets in an earlier attack by ISGS militants in Tongo Tongo, Niger back in October. Seven militants were killed in the operation, three arrested, and four vehicles, 13 motorbikes, arms including rockets, ammunition and other materiel seized. One militiaman was also killed and three others wounded.