Loroni ambush
| Loroni ambush | |||||||
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| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Burkina Faso | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ouattara Issouf † | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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10 (Toeni brigade) Unknown (Dedougou reinforcements) | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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10 killed 3-8 injured | Unknown | ||||||
On December 27, 2018, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked Burkinabe soldiers in Loroni, northern Burkina Faso, killing ten soldiers. The attack was the deadliest incident for Burkinabe forces since the Nassoumbou attack in 2016.