source: Burkina24; AIB (Burkina Faso); Fasozine; AFP; Sahel Security Alerts; RFI; Whatsapp; Aujourd8
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: VDP: Volunteer for Defense of Homeland
location: Yantega
notes: On 6 July 2020, presumed JNIM militants ambushed a volunteer fighter (VDP) convoy escorting the mayor of Pensa in the area of Yantega. The mayor was killed and 2 VDPs wounded. A joint army and VDP force deployed to the site was also ambushed, leaving 6 soldiers and 3 VDPs dead, and 4 VDPs wounded, including 1 severely.