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563:(GARSI) were ambushed by JNIM fighters near the village of Dounkoun. Several vehicles were destroyed and others were captured by JNIM. The ambush was in retaliation for the killing of JNIM commander Sidibe Ousmane and religious trainer Bande Amadou. Ousmane and Amadou had been killed the day prior by Burkinabe forces between
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Burkinabe soldiers were killed in the ambush at Dounkoun and eight others were injured. Some soldiers were reported missing initially by the Burkinabe government, but they were found the next morning.
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in the area killing fourteen civilians. Four days before the
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launched several coordinated attacks against civilians and soldiers in
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598:"Seven children among 14 killed in roadside bomb in Burkina Faso"
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Muslimin
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545:Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
529:Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
153:Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
525:Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin
505:Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin
503:On August 8, 2021, jihadists from
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272:Terrorist attacks and massacres
690:Battles involving Burkina Faso
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660:(in French). 2021-08-09
445:Kourakou & Tondobi
165:Battles and operations
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104:Casualties and losses
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390:Namissiguima
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86:Burkina Faso
73:Belligerents
64:JNIM victory
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541:bus bombing
430:3rd Arbinda
380:2nd Arbinda
375:Goulgountou
323:Pobé Mengao
261:Falagountou
216:1st Arbinda
201:Gorom-Gorom
171:Samorogouan
679:Categories
664:2024-09-19
607:2024-09-19
583:References
519:Background
450:2nd Aorema
440:1st Aorema
435:Linguekoro
405:Namssiguia
308:Sanmatenga
241:Natiaboani
231:Ouahigouya
211:Bourgou IV
181:Nassoumbou
658:Le Figaro
629:France 24
602:Brecorder
385:2nd Inata
303:Gasseliki
206:Koutougou
191:1st Inata
111:8 injured
109:12 killed
565:Diamasso
509:Dounkoun
415:Gaskinde
410:Silgadji
395:Seytenga
360:Yattakou
313:Salmossi
256:Kikideni
226:Dounkoun
176:Intangom
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41:Location
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318:Dolmane
266:Yatenga
114:Unknown
555:Ambush
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365:Kodyel
298:Yirgou
196:Loroni
61:Result
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455:Karma
425:Nouna
350:Djibo
340:Pansi
335:Toeni
251:Boala
236:Djibo
186:Ariel
637:2024
567:and
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