Location:
Yamba, burkina Faso, Burkina Faso, Sahel
Incident Date:
February 18, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
4.00
Deaths:
13
Fatalities type:
- Civilian
- Military
DESCRIPTION::
#Burkina 🇧🇫 | 02/18, Ambush from #JNIM to #Yamba (Province of #Gourma , #Est ) on the GUMI9 (9th Mobile Intervention Unit Group of the National Police). The VDP had to intervene as reinforcements.
🔴 3 police officers were killed in the attack, serious injuries were also reported among the VDP and civilians.
Around ten of them died from their injuries.