Nondin and Soro massacres | |
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Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
Location | Nondin and Soro, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso |
Date | 25 February 2024 c. 8:30 a.m. – c. 9:30 a.m. (GMT) |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Massacre, mass execution |
Deaths | 223 |
Injured | Unknown |
Perpetrators | Burkina Faso Armed Forces (denied) |
No. of participants | 100+ |
Motive | Revenge 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.