| Nassoumbou attack | |||||||
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| Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Burkina Faso |
 Ansarul Islam Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Katiba Serma | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 600 (before battle) | 28 (per Ansarul Islam) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12 killed 4 wounded |
2 killed 1 wounded | ||||||
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.