source: Wakat Sera; Xinhua; Infowakat; AFP; Ouaga24; Facebook; Sahel Security Alerts; L'Observateur Paalga; Twitter; MinuteBf; Aujourd8
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
location: Yirgou
notes: On 21 April 2021, JNIM militants ambushed a joint army and volunteer fighter (VDP) force in the area of Yirgou (Barsalogho, Sanmatenga). The militants killed four soldiers, wounded two others, burned one vehicle, and seized one vehicle, motorbikes, and weapons. JNIM claimed responsibility in a video showing the seized equipment.