Inata, Burkina Faso

In 2018, the mine and military base in Inata was attacked by Ansarul Islam, but the attack was repelled by French and Burkinabe forces. Three workers at the local gold mine, including two foreigners, were kidnapped in September 2018 by jihadist fighters. Both were eventually released in 2019.^[2]

It became famous for an attack on November 14, 2021 that killed 53 gendarmes and four civilians. The attack was one of the influencing factors in the January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.^[3]

• Djibo, which is nearby