source: Mali Actu; Mali Jet; Twitter; Maliweb; Signal; aBamako; UN MINUSMA; Radio Guintan
actor1: Ansar Dine
actor2: Civilians (Mali)
location: Tessalit
notes: On 8 May 2021, a civilian transport truck carrying Algerian and Nigerien mine workers struck an IED about 50 kilometers from the town of Tessalit (Tessalit, Kidal). Two civilians were killed and five wounded. The device was likely planted by Ansar Dine (JNIM) militants.