Human Rights Watch said JNIM killed at least 27 civilians in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso’s Yatenga province in September 2026. On September 1, an attack on a gold-mining site in Soubo killed 24 civilians, injured at least 20 and burned property. On September 5, an explosive weapon killed three civilians, including a child, near Mera; residents believed JNIM had planted an improvised explosive device.
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