source: RFI; Undisclosed Source; Essor; Armee Francaise; AMAP; Reuters
actor1: Military Forces of France (2017-)
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
location: In Araban
notes: On 21 July 2021, French Operation Barkhane forces in coordination with U.S. forces conducted a combined air-ground operation against an ISWAP (Greater Sahara) camp in the area of In Araban (Menaka, Menaka). At least two ISWAP cadres were killed.