source: Burkina24; Aujourd8; MinuteBf; Fasozine; WAT FM; Gulmu Info; L'Observateur Paalga; Ouaga24; Sidwaya; Radio Omega; Wakat Sera; Infowakat; Flash Burkina; AFP; Whatsapp; AIB (Burkina Faso); Le Faso
actor1: Youga Communal Militia (Burkina Faso)
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Youga
notes: On August 8, the local population and artisanal miners attacked the mine in Youga, several employees at the Turkish-run mine were wounded, the facility, vehicles, and equipment ransacked and burned, workers at the mine fled the area and were later relocated to Ouagadougou.