On August 9, 2022, two bombings in Namssiguia, Bam Province, Burkina Faso killed 15 Burkinabe soldiers and injured an unknown number of others.
[4] Since then, the Burkinabe government has struggled to hold back both the Islamist insurgents and the tribal warfare and violence, which has escalated since the war's outbreak.
[5] In early 2022, the Burkinabe military under Paul-Henri Damiba overthrew President Roch Kaboré, citing the latter's inability to control the violence as a reason for the coup.
[7] Prior to the bombing, jihadists had raided a nearby village and killed five civilians and five militiamen.
[8] While Burkinabe soldiers were driving in the region, one truck hit a roadside IED, killing several troops.