2024 Barsalogho attack

2024 Barsalogho attack
Part of Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Location of Barsalogho Department in Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso
LocationBarsalogho, Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso
Coordinates13°24′54″N 1°3′23″W / 13.41500°N 1.05639°W / 13.41500; -1.05639
Date24 August 2024
TargetBurkinabè soldiers and civilians
Attack type
Gunfire
Deaths600+[1][2][3]
Injured300+[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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  6. ^ "Up to 200 people killed in attack in central Burkina Faso". Al Jazeera. 25 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. ^ Le Cam, Morgane (5 September 2024). "Le Burkina Faso a subi l'attaque terroriste la plus meurtrière de son histoire" [Burkina Faso has suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in its history]. Le Monde. Retrieved 6 September 2024.