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2019 Koutougou attack

19 Aug 2019 · 14.50° N, 1.02° W

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19 Aug 2019
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Battle
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14.50° N, 1.02° W
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2019 battle in Burkina Faso

2019 Koutougou attack

2019 battle in Burkina Faso

On August 19, 2019, jihadists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked Burkinabe forces in Koutougou, Soum Province, Burkina Faso. 24 Burkinabe soldiers were killed in the attack, and Burkinabe authorities were forced to abandon military outposts in several northern Burkinabe towns following the attack. The attack was the deadliest jihadist attack in Burkinabe history up to that point.

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