source: Xinhua; AFP; Burkina24; Undisclosed Source; L'Observateur Paalga
actor1: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
location: Bangao
notes: On 18 May 2021, the Burkinabe army and volunteer fighters (VDP) 'neutralized' (presumably killed) at least 12 suspected ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants in the area of Bangao (Tin-Akoff, Oudalan). One soldier was also wounded.