source: Twitter; RFI; MinuteBf
actor1: Ansaroul Islam
actor2: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
location: Inata
notes: On 14 November 2021, suspected JNIM militants attacked gendarmes in charge of protecting and securing a mining site in Inata (Tongomayel, Soum), causing the death of 49 soldiers and four civilians. JNIM-affiliated Ansaroul Islam claimed responsibility in a video showing fighters overtaking the base. JNIM acknowledged one dead in its ranks.