2019 Koutougou attack

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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battle, Burkina Faso, 

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	2019	2019 Koutougou attack	battle	Wikidata