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Intangom, located on the border between Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, had already experienced an attack by jihadist groups on May 31, 2016. Two groups were active in the area at the time of the attack; al-Qaeda affiliate
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soldiers and the jihadists lasted for three hours, with the attackers eventually fleeing to the Malian border with weapons and a pick-up with a machine gun. The pick-up was later abandoned. Burkinabe reinforcements from
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