August 2022 Bam ambush
August 2022 Bam attack | |||||||
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Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||
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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 |
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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.
Background
Northern Burkina Faso has been embroiled in civil war between jihadist insurgents and the Burkinabe military since mid-2015.[2] In January 2022, disgruntled military members overthrew the Burkinabe government claiming that the president, Roch Kaboré, was not doing enough to prevent an increasing amount of jihadist attacks in the country.[3] The Damiba administration, which took power after the coup, oversaw a further rise in jihadist attacks [4] This trend continued in August, where just a day earlier the Burkinabe military had maimed civilians during a counter-terrorism operation in the southeast of the country.[5]
Attack
The attack occurred in Bam province, in the north of the country. According to a Burkinabe government statement, Islamist militants attacked government forces during a counter-terrorism operation, which left nine VDP servicemen and four civilians dead.[1] The remaining government forces fired back, and claimed to have killed 34 insurgents.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Militants kill 13 in attack on Burkina Faso counter-terrorism operation". Reuters. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "UNICEF Burkina Faso Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2: 1 January to 30 June 2022 - Burkina Faso | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Burkina Faso 'coup attempt' condemned by Ecowas". BBC News. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "UNICEF Burkina Faso Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2: 1 January to 30 June 2022 - Burkina Faso | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Ndiaga, Thiam (2022-08-03). "Burkina Faso army admits killing civilians in counter-terrorist strike". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-02.