Titao ambush

Titao ambush
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Date December 23, 2021 Location You, Titao-Ouahigouya road, Loroum Province, Burkina Faso Result Jihadist victory
Belligerents
Burkina Faso Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland	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 / 13.25; -2.05

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.