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August 2022 terrorist attack
August 2022 Bam attack
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
DateAugust 4, 2022
LocationBam Province, Burkina Faso
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Burkina Faso Armed Forces
Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland		 Unspecified Islamist insurgents
Casualties and losses
9 killed (VDP) 34 killed (Government claim)
4 civilians killed
Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Battles and operations
Terrorist attacks and massacres
Inter-government conflict

On August 4, 2022, jihadist militants ambushed a counter-terrorism operation organized by the Burkina Faso Armed Forces, killing four civilians and nine VDP militiamen. The Burkinabe government claimed that thirty-four insurgents were killed immediately after the attack.

Background

Northern Burkina Faso has been embroiled in civil war between jihadist insurgents and the Burkinabe military since mid-2015. In January 2022, disgruntled military members overthrew the Burkinabe government claiming that the president, Roch Kaboré, was not doing enough to prevent an increasing amount of jihadist attacks in the country. The Damiba administration, which took power after the coup, oversaw a further rise in jihadist attacks This trend continued in August, where just a day earlier the Burkinabe military had maimed civilians during a counter-terrorism operation in the southeast of the country.

Attack

The attack occurred in Bam province, in the north of the country. According to a Burkinabe government statement, Islamist militants attacked government forces during a counter-terrorism operation, which left nine VDP servicemen and four civilians dead. The remaining government forces fired back, and claimed to have killed 34 insurgents.

References

  1. ^ "Militants kill 13 in attack on Burkina Faso counter-terrorism operation". Reuters. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. "UNICEF Burkina Faso Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2: 1 January to 30 June 2022 - Burkina Faso | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. "Burkina Faso 'coup attempt' condemned by Ecowas". BBC News. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. "UNICEF Burkina Faso Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2: 1 January to 30 June 2022 - Burkina Faso | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. Ndiaga, Thiam (2022-08-03). "Burkina Faso army admits killing civilians in counter-terrorist strike". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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