source: Infowakat; AFP; Xinhua; Menastream; Aujourd8; Jeune Afrique
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
location: Allale
notes: On 24 December 2019, JNIM militants ambushed an army patrol of the GFAT regiment in the area of Hallale, and killed 11 soldiers while others were wounded or went missing (five soldiers rejoined base), the militants acknowledged one dead in its ranks, the militants also seized vehicles, motorbikes, arms, and equipment from the soldiers and further claimed to have liberated three members of the Fulani community, allegedly tied up by the army patrol.