source: Xinhua; Telegram; Radio Omega; Ouaga24
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
location: Djibo
notes: On 3 October 2019, a GFAT patrol was subjected to an IED ambush on the axis Djibo-Bourzanga [coded as Djibo at geoprecision 2] an armored vehicle destroyed, one soldier killed, four others wounded, and one assailant was shot and killed after the explosion, two more IEDs were discovered and destroyed. The IED attack was claimed by ISGS, the Sahelian branch of ISWAP.