source: Signal; Facebook
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: VDP: Volunteer for Defense of Homeland
location: Lougou
notes: On 14 April 2021, presumed JNIM militants attacked a mining site in Lougou (Foutouri, Komandjari). The militants wounded two volunteer fighters (VDP) and abducted a male civilian. The civilian abducted was mistaken for a VDP and subsequently released.