source: Le Faso; AFP; Burkina24; Infowakat; Undisclosed Source; AIB (Burkina Faso); Sidwaya; Signal; L'Observateur Paalga; Savane FM
actor1: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
actor2: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
location: Gorguel
notes: On 10 June 2021, a joint military, gendarmerie, and volunteer fighter (VDP) force and JNIM militants clashed near the village of Gorguel (Arbinda, Soum). Nine militants were killed and five members including four soldiers and one VDP fighter were wounded. The joint force recovered weapons and equipment. A wounded gendarme succumbed to his wounds on 15 June.