August 2022 Bam ambush

August 2022 Bam attack
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
DateAugust 4, 2022
Location
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Burkina Faso Armed Forces
Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland
Unspecified Islamist insurgents
Casualties and losses
9 killed (VDP) 34 killed (Government claim)
4 civilians killed

On August 4, 2022, jihadist militants ambushed a counter-terrorism operation organized by the Burkina Faso Armed Forces, killing four civilians and nine VDP militiamen.[1] The Burkinabe government claimed that thirty-four insurgents were killed immediately after the attack.

  1. ^ "Militants kill 13 in attack on Burkina Faso counter-terrorism operation". Reuters. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-01-02.