2022 Natiaboani ambush

On March 20, 2022, unknown jihadists ambushed Burkinabe soldiers in Natiaboani, Gourma Province, Burkina Faso, killing thirteen soldiers and an unknown number of jihadists.

2022 Natiaboani ambush
Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
DateMarch 20, 2022
Location
Result

Inconclusive

  • Jihadists successfully ambush Burkinabe troops
  • Burkinabe forces capture the area days later
Belligerents
Burkina Faso

Unknown jihadists

Casualties and losses
13 killed
8 injured
Several "neutralized" (per Burkinabe Army)
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