source: AFP; AIB (Burkina Faso); Wakat Sera; L'Observateur Paalga; Infowakat; Undisclosed Source; AP; Facebook; Sahel Security Alerts
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
location: Ti-n-Samane
notes: On 4 August 2021, presumed ISWAP (Greater Sahara) militants ambushed a joint army and volunteer fighter (VDP) force near Ti-n-Samane (Markoye, Oudalan). Fifteen soldiers and four VDPs were killed, and one soldier and one VDP wounded. More than ten militants were 'neutralized' (presumably killed) according to a statement by the Ministry of National Defense.