Karma massacre | |
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Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
Location | Karma, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso |
Date | 20 April 2023 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Local time |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | 60 per Burkina Faso 136 per CISC 147 per AI 150 per UN 156 per HRW |
Perpetrators | Rapid Intervention Brigade 3rd Battalion |
Motive | Revenge for attack (suspected) |
The Karma massacre was a massacre in the village of Karma, Burkina Faso. The massacre occurred on 20 April 2023 and is suspected to have been carried out by the 3rd Battalion of the Rapid Intervention Brigade from the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. Between 60–156 civilians were killed in the massacre making it one of the worst in the Burkina Faso insurgency.