source: Wakat Sera; Deutsche Welle; Aujourd8; AFP; AP; Ouaga24; RFI; Xinhua
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
location: Nassougou
notes: On November 6, 2019, suspected JNIM militants attacked a gendarmerie-escorted workers convoy from the Boungou mine near Nassougou on the road between Boungou and Ougarou, the attack was initiated by the detonation of an IED that struck the lead vehicle, the militants then opened fire against the buses carrying mine workers. At least 38 soldiers and civilians were killed in the attack and 60 wounded, some sources indicate a significantly higher death toll.