source: AFP; AP
actor1: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
actor2: Al Mourabitoune Battalion
location: Dagmongo
notes: On May 22, special units of the gendarmerie raided a house in Ragnongo, on the southeastern outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou, the house targeted harbored an Al-Mourabitoun militant cell, three militants and a gendarme were killed in the shootout and one militant arrested, four gendarmes and two civilians were also wounded. A significant amount of weapons, ammunition, explosives and other military equipment including military uniforms of the Burkina and French army were seized. The operation likely thwarted another major attack in Ouagadougou.