source: Menastream; Local Source
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Forest Guards
location: Nassougou
notes: On 15 March 2018, overnight presumed JNIM militants attacked a forest guard post in Nassougou (Matiacoali, Gourma). One ranger was killed and a vehicle burned. This is the second attack in this area in less than a week.