source: MinuteBf; Twitter; Facebook
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Bandiedaga-Gourmantche
notes: On 17 December 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants abducted three health workers and collected illegal 'zakat' taxes in the village of Bandiedaga-Gourmantche (Seytenga, Seno). One health worker was released on 18 December. ISWAP (Greater Sahara) claimed responsibility in an unofficial video.