Seytenga massacre | |
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Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
Location | Seytenga, Séno Province, Burkina Faso |
Coordinates | 13°58′23″N 0°18′12″E / 13.9729489°N 0.3033785°E |
Date | 11-12 June 2022 15:30–5:00 (GMT, UTC±00:00) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, massacre, arson |
Deaths | 86 (per Burkinabe government) 165+ (per survivors) |
Injured | Unknown |
Perpetrators | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara |
Motive | Pro-government populace and presence of VDP |
On June 11, 2022, jihadists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked the town of Seytenga, Séno Province, Burkina Faso, killing over a hundred civilians in a massacre. The massacre occurred after Burkinabe forces evacuated the city following ISGS' takeover of the Burkinabe base in the town on June 9.