source: Radio Omega; Twitter; Undisclosed Source; Sahel Security Alerts; Facebook
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
location: Louta
notes: On 23 December 2021, JNIM militants ambushed a mixed gendarmerie and army convoy (GARSI) between Louta and Sane (Toeni, Sourou). The militants killed between three and ten soldiers, wounded at least four, and captured three others, while others went missing. JNIM claimed responsibility in an unofficial video showing weapons and vehicles seized and the soldiers captured.