source: Whatsapp
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims and/or Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Pobe Mengao Communal Militia (Burkina Faso)
location: Pobe Mengao
notes: On 13 January 2020, presumed JNIM or ISGS militants attacked the village of Pobe-Mengao and clashed local self-defense volunteers, two volunteers were killed and at least one severely wounded. Militants were also reported to have been wounded and subsequently arrested while receiving medical care in Djibo.