2023 Namsiguia ambush

2023 Namsiguia ambush
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Date June 26, 2023 Location Namsiguia, Bam Province, Burkina Faso Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Armed Forces Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Casualties and losses
34 killed 20 injured 10 missing	40 killed (per Burkina Faso)

On June 26, 2023, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin ambushed a Burkinabe convoy near Namssiguia, Bam Province, Burkina Faso. The attack and subsequent battle killed 34 Burkinabe soldiers, with Burkinabe authorities stating over 40 jihadists were killed.