source: Benin Web TV; La Nouvelle (Benin); Undisclosed Source; Le Portail Info (Benin)
actor1: Police Forces of Benin (2016-) Forest Guards
actor2: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
location: Seri
notes: On 25 March 2021, rangers carried out an operation against presumed JNIM militants coming from the neighboring Burkina Faso near the village of Seri (Kouande, Atacora) near the Pendjari National Park. One militant was severely wounded and arrested following an exchange of gunfire. Some reports state that three militants were killed.