source: Whatsapp; Infowakat; Sahel Security Alerts; Al Zallaqa; L'Observateur Paalga
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
location: Gaskinde
notes: On 2 May 2020, presumed militants ambushed a gendarmerie unit in Gaskinde (Pobe-Mengao, Soum), killed one gendarme and wounded another. A third went missing. JNIM claimed responsibility.