JNIM Attacks French Embassy and Burkinabè Military HQ in Ouagadougou

JNIM launches coordinated attacks on the French Embassy and the Burkinabè Army General Staff headquarters in Ouagadougou on the first anniversary of JNIM's founding. Eight security personnel are killed. The attacks demonstrate JNIM's ability to strike the heart of Ouagadougou and signal the group's pan-Sahel ambitions beyond Mali.