April 2022 Namissiguima attack

April 2022 Namissiguima attack
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
DateApril 8, 2022
Location
Namissiguima, Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso
Result JNIM victory
Belligerents

Burkina Faso

 Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Strength
Unknown 40
Casualties and losses

16 killed

  • 12 Burkinabe soldiers killed
  • 4 VDP killed
21 injured		 Unknown

On April 8, 2022, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin ambushed a Burkinabe military base near the town of Namissiguima, in Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso.

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