2022 Natiaboani ambush
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Inconclusive
- Jihadists successfully ambush Burkinabe troops
- Burkinabe forces capture the area days later
| 2022 Natiaboani ambush | |||||||
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| Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||
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 Burkina Faso |
Unknown jihadists
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13 killed 8 injured | Several "neutralized" (per Burkinabe Army)[1] | ||||||
On March 20, 2022, unknown jihadists ambushed Burkinabe soldiers in Natiaboani, Gourma Province, Burkina Faso, killing thirteen soldiers and an unknown number of jihadists.
Much of Burkina Faso's Gourma Province has been embroiled in a jihadist insurgency since 2015, with the Burkinabe government fighting against three main groups; Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, Ansar ul Islam, and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. The town of Natiaboani is located sixty kilometers away from the regional capital of Fada N'gourma, and as a consequence, is often targeted by jihadist groups due to a lack of security and connection to the rest of the country.[2] On March 13, a jihadist ambush killed thirteen pro-government Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland militiamen in northern Burkina Faso, near the towns of Tabarko and Tougouri.[2] Fifteen young people were also kidnapped in an attack by unknown armed men in Nagré on March 18.[2]