2019 Koutougou attack 2019
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 19 August 2019 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2019 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Burkina Faso | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 14.4986, -1.0169 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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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