source: Whatsapp; FAMAMali; Mali Actu; Kibaru; Maliweb; Menastream; Xinhua
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Mali (2013-2020)
location: Bangui Mallam
notes: On June 18, ISGS militants ambushed a Malian army convoy in the area of Fatel (coded as Bangui Mallam at geoprecision 2), five soldiers and three assailants killed, two soldiers wounded, and three vehicles burned and two seized by the assailants.