JNIM blockade of Timbuktu since Aug 2023; Ber and Léré posts handed over in negotiated withdrawals (Apr 2026).
Recent (to 21 Oct 2026)
- ~3 Aug: FAMa says it destroyed a logistics truck at Arch Henda (north-west of Timbuktu) and a base in the Fina forest near Soribougou (C3, Faytuks News Discord (west-africa-sahel) via @KargnHasret, x.com/KargnHasret/status/2084412118195921198, 3 Aug 2026). 8 Aug: claim that an Akıncı drone strike on Bambou (Gourma-Rharous) killed 7 civilians and wounded 3; untraced (D4, Faytuks News Discord (west-africa-sahel) via @Walid_Leberbere, x.com/Walid_Leberbere/status/2086129808119853515, 8 Aug 2026).