source: Gulmu Info; Facebook; Sidwaya; Undisclosed Source; AIB (Burkina Faso)
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Burkina Faso)
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Maouda
notes: On 14 January 2022, unknown gunmen ran a checkpoint and attacked civilians between Maouda (Diabo, Gourma) and Tilonti (Diapangou, Gourma). The gunmen attacked a communal transport bus and killed two women and one person severely. Cars and motorcycles were also stopped and the occupants robbed of their belongings. The gunmen were looking for members of the defense and security forces, which may indicate that they were militants rather than armed bandits.