Nondin and Soro massacres

Nondin and Soro massacres
Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
LocationNondin and Soro, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso
Date25 February 2024
c. 8:30 a.m. – c. 9:30 a.m. (GMT)
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Massacre, mass execution
Deaths223
InjuredUnknown
PerpetratorsBurkina Faso Armed Forces (denied)
No. of participants
100+
MotiveRevenge killings for alleged civilian compliance with jihadists

On 25 February 2024, members of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces summarily executed around 223 civilians, including 56 children, in Yatenga Province, northern Burkina Faso. The massacres took place in the villages of Nondin and Soro, and were perpetrated in retaliation for alleged civilian collaboration with jihadist militias. Human Rights Watch (HRW) described the killings as one of the worst Burkinabe army abuses since 2015.