source: AFP; Aujourd8; Twitter; Sahel Security Alerts; Infowakat; L'Observateur Paalga
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: VDP: Volunteer for Defense of Homeland
location: Palsegue
notes: On 16 May 2021, presumed JNIM militants attacked a volunteer fighter (VDP) position in the village of Palsegue (Pissila, Sanmatenga). The militants killed 11 people including 3 VDP fighters and 8 civilians among them the village chief and his son, 3 VDP also went missing. JNIM claimed responsibility in an unofficial video.