Samorogouan attack

Samorogouan attack
	Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Date	October 9, 2015
Location	Samorogouan Department, Kenedougou Province, Burkina Faso
Result	Indecisive
Belligerents
Burkina Faso	Ansar Dine Khalid ibn Walid katiba;
Commanders and leaders
Theophile Bonko	Boubacar Sawadogo
Casualties and losses
3 killed; 1 missing	None
	2 civilians killed, 1 injured

On October 9, 2015, jihadists from the Khalid ibn Walid katiba of Ansar Dine attacked a Burkinabe gendarmerie outpost in Samorogouan Department, Burkina Faso. The attack was one of the first deadly attacks during the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso.