source: Wakat Sera; Le Faso; MinuteBf; PANAPRESS; AFP; Sahel Security Alerts; Ouaga24; Xinhua
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
location: Pensa
notes: On 12 September 2020, suspected JNIM militants ambushed a gendarmerie patrol in the area of Pensa (Pensa, Sanmatenga). One gendarme was killed and three others were wounded.