source: Gulmu Info; Twitter; AIB (Burkina Faso); PANAPRESS; Whatsapp; Aujourd8; L'Observateur Paalga; Sidwaya; Infowakat; Undisclosed Source
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: VDP: Volunteer for Defense of Homeland
location: Koare
notes: On 24 September 2020, presumed JNIM militants attacked the hamlet of Touldeni, near Koare (Fada Ngourma, Gourma). Volunteer fighters (VDP) repelled the attack and killed one militant per local sources [10 according to media reports], the volunteer fighters were subsequently ambushed, six VDPs were killed, two wounded, and one gone missing.