source: HRW; Wakat Sera; Infowakat
actor1: Islamic State (Greater Sahara)
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Koutougou
notes: On 18 March 2019, presumed ISGS militants executed two teachers by gunshots and beheadings near Koutougou (Koutougou, Soum). Their corpses were discovered on March 19. The two teachers had been abducted on March 11 while travelling between Kongoussi (Bourzanga, Bam) and Djibo (Djibo, Soum).