RPG

RPG event in Est, Balga area, Burkina Faso on Sat 15th November 2025

15th November 2025

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On 15 November 2025, JNIM militants attacked a position of police forces in the village of Balga (Diapangou, Gourma, Centre-Nord). 1 police officer was killed and 2 injured. JNIM claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it killed 1 Burkinabe soldier (meaning police), and seized a 12.7 machine gun, 1 RPG, 1 PK rifle, 2 AK rifles, 2 pistols, motorcycles, and other equipment. JNIM published photographs of the seizure.

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Burkina Faso (BFA)

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