source: Facebook; Undisclosed Source
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Ganyela
notes: On 18 September 2021, presumed JNIM militants abducted five people including a volunteer fighter (VDP) in Ganyela (Fada Ngourma, Gourma). The VDP was found dead, two escaped, and three remain in captivity.