2023 Namsiguia ambush
| 2023 Namsiguia ambush | |||||||
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| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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34 killed 20 injured 10 missing | 40 killed (per Burkina Faso) | ||||||
On June 26, 2023, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin ambushed a Burkinabe convoy near Namssiguia, Bam Province, Burkina Faso. The attack and subsequent battle killed 34 Burkinabe soldiers, with Burkinabe authorities stating over 40 jihadists were killed.