2016 Nassoumbou attack

2016 Nassoumbou attack
Part of Insurgency in the Maghreb
Nassoumbou
Nassoumbou (Burkina Faso)
Soum Province where the attack occurred.
Location Nassoumbou, Burkina Faso
Date 16 December 2016
Target Soldiers
Attack type
 Shooting
Deaths 12
Non-fatal injuries
 Unknown
Perpetrators Ansar ul Islam

On 16 December 2016, several dozen heavily armed gunmen attacked an army outpost in Nassoumbou, Burkina Faso, about 30 kilometres from the border with Mali, leaving at least 12 soldiers dead and 2 others missing. The attack, carried out by about 40 unidentified gunmen riding in pickup trucks and armed with AK-47s and rocket propelled grenades, was directed at an army base which was significantly damaged in the assault. The soldiers killed were members of an elite army counterterrorism unit.[1][2] Billed as "murderous" by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, this was the second direct attack against the Burkina army since jihadist assailants surfaced in the country in early 2015.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Insurgents shoot dead 12 people". Al Jazeera. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "12 people were shoot dead by terrorist". BBC News. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Attack left at least 12 soldier dead". Reuters. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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