Seytenga massacre

Seytenga massacre
Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Seytenga massacre is located in Burkina Faso
Seytenga massacre
Seytenga massacre (Burkina Faso)
LocationSeytenga, Séno Province, Burkina Faso
Coordinates13°58′23″N 0°18′12″E / 13.9729489°N 0.3033785°E / 13.9729489; 0.3033785
Date11-12 June 2022
15:30–5:00 (GMT, UTC±00:00)
Attack type
Mass shooting, massacre, arson
Deaths86 (per Burkinabe government)
165+ (per survivors)
InjuredUnknown
Perpetrators Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
MotivePro-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.