Dounkoun ambush | |||||||
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Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Burkina Faso | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
12 killed 8 injured | Unknown |
On August 8, 2021, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin ambushed Burkinabe forces in Dounkoun, Toeni Department, Burkina Faso, killing twelve soldiers.