source: AIB (Burkina Faso); Aujourd8; Undisclosed Source; Facebook
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: VDP: Volunteer for Defense of Homeland
location: Pobe Mengao
notes: On 2 October 2021, presumed JNIM militants attacked the town of Pobe Mengao (Pobe-Mengao, Soum). The militants burned shops, an ambulance, and partially a medical center. Volunteer fighters (VDP) and the Burkinabe air force responded to the attack including by airstrike and killed about ten militants.