2024 Barsalogho attack | |
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Part of Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
Location | Barsalogho, Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso |
Coordinates | 13°24′54″N 1°3′23″W / 13.41500°N 1.05639°W |
Date | 24 August 2024 |
Target | Burkinabè soldiers and civilians |
Attack type | Gunfire |
Deaths | 600+[1][2][3] |
Injured | 300+[4] |
Perpetrator | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin |
An attack on 24 August 2024 by fighters of Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-aligned jihadist organization, killed hundreds of civilians who dug trenches as well as members of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces[5][1] in the Barsalogho Department of northern Burkina Faso. The attack is part of an ongoing jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso and the Sahel.[6][2] It is the deadliest attack in the country's history.[7]
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