source: Whatsapp
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: VDP: Volunteer for Defense of Homeland
location: Thiou
notes: On 15 August 2020, suspected JNIM militants clashed with volunteer fighters (VDP) 7km north of Thiou (Thiou, Yatenga), leaving one volunteer fighter wounded. The VDPs were pursuing the militants after they had seized livestock in the Thiou village.