Titao ambush | |||||||
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Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin Ansarul Islam | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ladji Yoro † | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
41 killed | Unknown |
13°15′N 2°03′W / 13.25°N 2.05°W
On December 23, 2021, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Ansarul Islam attacked Burkinabe forces in Titao, Loroum Province, Burkina Faso, killing 41 soldiers. The attack was one of the deadliest attacks against Burkinabe soldiers in the country's history, and occurred just over a month after an attack on Inata killed over fifty soldiers. News of the attack sparked protests across Burkina Faso.