2021 Inata attack

2021 Inata attack
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Date November 14, 2021 Location Inata, Soum Province, Burkina Faso Result Jihadist victory Resignation of Dabire government Key motivation for January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état
Belligerents
Burkina Faso	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin Ansarul Islam
Strength
100-150 soldiers	300 fighters
Casualties and losses
53 killed 20 missing	Unknown
4 civilians killed

On November 14, 2021, jihadists from Ansarul Islam and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked the mining town of Inata, Burkina Faso, the last place in Djibo Department under Burkinabe government control at the time of the attack. The Burkinabe outpost in Inata was overrun and over fifty soldiers were killed. The attack was the deadliest ambush against Burkinabe forces since the start of the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso in 2015, and was a primary reason for the January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.^[1]