source: Signal; Al Nabaa
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: VDP: Volunteer for Defense of Homeland
location: Silmangue
notes: On 1 March 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants attacked the Poussoumpoudou mining site, near the village of Silmangue (Bouroum, Namentenga). The militants killed two volunteer fighters (VDP) and one civilian, and seized livestock. ISWAP claimed responsibility and alleged it killed 6 VDPs.