December 2019 Arbinda attack

December 2019 Arbinda attack
Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Date24 December 2019
Location
Arbinda, Soum Province, Burkina Faso
14°13′45″N 0°51′48″W / 14.22917°N 0.86333°W / 14.22917; -0.86333
Result Burkinese victory
Belligerents
 Burkina Faso Islamic State Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Strength
Unknown 200 - 300
Casualties and losses
7 killed
17 wounded		 30-80 killed
35 civilians killed, 6 wounded

On December 24, 2019, militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked the Burkinabe government military base in Arbinda, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso along with the town of Arbinda itself. The attack was halted due to French and Burkinabe air intervention, although 35 civilians were killed in the jihadists' massacre. The Arbinda attack was the deadliest incident in the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso in several years.