source: Xinhua; AIB (Burkina Faso); L'Observateur Paalga; Burkina24; Infowakat; AFP; Undisclosed Source; Menastream; Sahel Security Alerts
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
location: Di
notes: On 31 October 2021, JNIM militants attacked the police and forest guard stations in the town of Di (Di, Sourou). Five policemen were killed and one wounded. JNIM claimed responsibility in an unofficial video. The police claimed it 'neutralized' (presumably killed) fifteen militants.