2016 Nassoumbou attack

When

16 Dec 2016

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

14.41° N, 1.55° W

Description

battle of the islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso

Battle of the islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso on 16 December 2016

On 16 December 2016, jihadists from Ansarul Islam and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked a Burkinabe army outpost in Nassoumbou, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, killing twelve soldiers. The attack was the first claimed by Ansarul Islam, Burkina Faso's first homegrown jihadist movement that formed a month prior.

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