source: Facebook; Signal
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims and/or Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
location: Babonga
notes: On 16 June 2021, presumed JNIM or ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants ambushed a joint army and volunteer fighter (VDP) force in the hamlet of Tchela, near Babonga (Mansila, Yagha). The joint force repelled the attack. No casualties were reported.