Kikideni ambush

Kikideni ambush
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
LocationKikideni, Est Region, Burkina Faso
DateOctober 29, 2022
TargetBurkinabe Armed Forces and VDP
Deaths15
  • 13 Burkinabe soldiers
  • 2 VDP
Injured4
  • 3 Burkinabe soldiers
  • 1 VDP
Perpetrator Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin

On October 29, 2022, gunmen from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin ambushed a convoy of Burkinabé soldiers near the village of Kikideni while they were on their way from Fada N'gourma to Natiaboani, Est Region, Burkina Faso.