source: AFP; Infowakat; Undisclosed Source; Facebook; Sahel Security Alerts
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims and/or Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
location: Namissiguima
notes: On 20 October 2021, presumed JNIM or ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants attacked a military position in the town of Namissiguima (Namissiguima, Sanmatenga). Four soldiers were wounded and four militants killed. The soldiers also recovered thirteen motorcycles.