source: CNN; Menastream; AFP
actor1: Military Forces of France (2017-)
actor2: Islamic State (Greater Sahara)
location: Tissalatene
notes: On December 19, French forces of Operation Barkhane conducted a combined air-ground operation 45km east of Akabar (coded as Akabar 45km E at geoprecision 2), and killed six ISGS militants and destroyed five motorbikes, U.S. equipment including a Glock 19 handgun and a laser sight seized by militants in Tongo Tongo was recovered.