August 2022 Bam ambush

August 2022 Bam attack
Date	August 4, 2022
Location	Bam Province, Burkina Faso
Result	Indecisive
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

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.

^ "Militants kill 13 in attack on Burkina Faso counter-terrorism operation". Reuters. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-01-02.

[:0-1] "Militants kill 13 in attack on Burkina Faso counter-terrorism operation". Reuters. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-01-02.

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