source: Africa 1; Menastream; Infowakat; Radio Omega
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
location: Kabonga
notes: On 6 October 2018, a Burkinabe army vehicle was struck by an IED planted by presumed JNIM militants in the area of Kabonga (Pama, Kompienga). One officer was killed and another wounded, military aircrafts hovered the sky in the area amid joint operation between French and Burkinabe forces to counter the militants.