source: Infowakat; Facebook; Whatsapp
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
location: Kiemna-Yarce
notes: On 23 May 2020, presumed JNIM militants carried out two ambushes against joint army and volunteer fighters (VDP) forces in the area of Kiemna-Yarce (Pissila, Sanmatenga), and reportedly killed two soldiers and two volunteer fighters, while seven soldiers went missing. The militants also seized equipment.