source: AIB (Burkina Faso); Infowakat; Burkina24; VOA; Radio Omega
actor1: Ansaroul Islam
actor2: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
location: Djibo
notes: On October 18, presumed Ansaroul Islam militants carried a large-scale attack on the provincial capital of Djibo, a gendarmerie watchpost and the gendarmerie were simultaneously attacked, the gendarmerie were completely ransacked and burned, at least one gendarme wounded, three vehicles destroyed, and 55 prisoners liberated.