source: Wakat Sera; Menastream; Le Faso; Whatsapp; Burkina24; Fasozine; Ouaga Flash Info; Libre Info; Ouaga24
actor1: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
actor2: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims and/or Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
location: Tasmakat
notes: On 10 March 2020, a gendarmerie special unit supported by volunteer fighters (used as guides) conducted an operation and destroyed a militant base in Tassamakat (Gorom-Gorom, Oudalan), killing seventy militants and recovering motorbikes, arms, and other equipment. Three gendarmes were wounded in the operation.