source: Radio Omega; AFP; Fasozine
actor1: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
actor2: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims and/or Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
location: Yeritagui
notes: Around March 31, Air and ground operations launched by the military as part of Operation Otapuanu against JNIM militants along the border with Niger (coded as Yeritaga at geoprecision 3) left several militants neutralized as well as seven soldiers killed and nine wounded. More than 100 suspected militants were also arrested. Coded as 1 soldier fatality (remaining 6 government forces fatalities coded separately) and 10 for unknown number of militant fatalities.