IED

IED event in Centre-Nord, Sanmatenga area, Burkina Faso on Wed 4th May 2022

4th May 2022

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On 4 May 2022, an army unit escorting a mining logistics convoy hit an IED likely planted by JNIM militants near Ouanobian (Pissila, Sanmatenga). Two soldiers were killed and one wounded.

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Burkina Faso (BFA)

Centre-Nord ( Sanmatenga area )

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