source: Pinal (Mali); Signal; Whatsapp; Kibaru; Reelle Afrique
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of France (2017-)
location: Wawassi
notes: On 22 March 2021, presumed JNIM militants carried out a complex ambush involving IED detonation and small arms fire against French forces Between Wawassi and Garmi (Hombori, Douentza). At least five JNIM militants were killed and motorbikes destroyed, and four French soldiers wounded and one French vehicle damaged.