2023 Koutougou attack

Koutougou attack
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger
DateAugust 15, 2023
Location
Koutougou, Niger
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Niger Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Casualties and losses
17+ killed
20 injured		 ~100 killed (per Niger)
50 motorcycles destroyed

On August 15, 2023, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) ambushed Nigerien soldiers near Koutougou, a village on the border between Niger and Mali. The ambush killed at least seventeen Nigerien soldiers, and was the first major attack by a jihadist group on Nigerien forces since the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état.

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