Nassoumbou attack 2016
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 16 December 2016 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2016 | 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 | 14.4086, -1.5517 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Nassoumbou attack (revision 1370629290), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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