source: Infowakat; WAT FM; Xinhua; Aujourd8; Savane FM; PANAPRESS
actor1: Islamic State (Greater Sahara)
actor2: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
location: Oursi
notes: On December 19, presumed ISGS militants ambushed an army patrol in the area of Tayaret in the department of Oursi (coded as Oursi at geoprecision 2), the attack was repelled and the assailants forced to withdraw, no casualties reported.