| 2019 Koutougou attack | |||||||
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| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Burkina Faso |
 Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |
Abdulhakim al-Sahrawi Moussa Moumini Adama Garibou † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
~100 fighters 65 motorcycles 4 pickups | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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24 killed 12 injured | 30 killed | ||||||
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.