Operation Kapidougou
| Operation Kapidougou | |||||||||
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| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Celestin Simpore "Captain Lion" Abdoul Wahib Coulibaly Toumani Kone | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 800 (Kapidougou I) | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 75+ killed | 80+ killed (per Burkina Faso) | ||||||||
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200+ civilians killed 4,000 displaced | |||||||||
Operation Kapidougou is the name for two operations launched by the Burkinabe Armed Forces and the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) in April 2023 in Boucle du Mouhoun Region and surrounding regions of Burkina Faso and along the Malian border against Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) cells in the area.