source: MinuteBf; Sahel Security Alerts; Facebook; Undisclosed Source
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
location: Sampelga
notes: On 16 January 2022, suspected ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants attacked the gendarmerie in the town of Sampelga (Sampelga, Seno). One gendarme was killed and one wounded. The militants also burned the gendarmerie and two vehicles.