Ansarul Islam/JNIM besieging Djibo for 3+ years (Djibo overrun 11 May 2025); ISSP active in Oudalan (Markoye, Tin Akoff, Gorom-Gorom).
Recent (to 21 Oct 2026)
- Oct 2026: JNIM–ISSP battle at Gonadaouri/Ganadouri (Oudalan); ISSP claims 400+ JNIM killed (unverified).
- Fires in northern Burkina and around Arbinda during the ISSP–JNIM fighting (10–16 Oct) (C2, Sahel Monitor, t.me/sahelmonitor/418, 10 Oct 2026).
- 4 Aug: Alkoma reprisal killings (Aug 2026) near Dori. 4–5 Aug: JNIM claims four military points north of Djibo and one at Gorgadji, with weapons seized; BIR 22 says it repelled an attack north of Djibo and showed seized motorcycles (C3, Faytuks News Discord (west-africa-sahel) via @KargnHasret, x.com/KargnHasret/status/2084921565544644921, 5 Aug 2026), (C3, Faytuks News Discord (west-africa-sahel) via @KargnHasret, x.com/KargnHasret/status/2085046531812409360, 5 Aug 2026).