GSIM leader killed in Sourou province
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Netafrique and Sidwaya
Saïdou Diallo, alias Djabiri Mangan or “the One-Eyed”, described as a GSIM leader, was killed on 29 October 2026 in Konga forest, in Sourou, during an operation by FORSATEC, according to Netafrique and Sidwaya, citing the AIB. Several group members were also killed, bases dismantled and equipment recovered. Sidwaya provides details on the logistics seized and other operations against armed leaders in 2026.
Saïdou Diallo, 47, from Toaga in the commune of Tougan, was deputy head of the GSIM base at Konga-Gomboro, according to the AIB, cited by Netafrique and Sidwaya. He coordinated the resale of stolen livestock in Sourou and Yatenga, as well as the delivery of military fatigues, clothing and equipment to armed groups.
Sidwaya says the operation recovered weapons, vehicles, food supplies and pharmaceutical products. According to the outlet, the GSIM leader also operated in the communes of Kiembara, Lankoué, Tougan and Gomboro in Sourou, as well as Thiou and Tangaye in Yatenga, where he is said to have taken part in attacks on the Defence and Security Forces, the Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland and civilians.
The operation is part of a series of actions carried out in 2026 against senior figures in armed groups. Sidwaya reports that 15 fighters, including their leader Sangaré Barry Manga, were killed on 25 July in the Kinséré forest, at Barani, while 57 others died on 16 January in an ambush between Koogo and Menè. Among them was Karim Torodo, described as the GSIM emir for Nakambé.
