Tawori attack

Tawori attack
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Date March 31, 2024 Location Tawori and Boungou gold mine, Tapoa Province, Burkina Faso Result JNIM victory Tawori base captured and looted JNIM massacre of civilians
Belligerents
Burkina Faso Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland Defense and Security Forces	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Commanders and leaders
Aboubacar Sidiki Barry	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	350 militants 200 motorcycles
Casualties and losses
41+ soldiers and VDP killed 2+ POWs	Unknown
32 civilians killed

On March 31, 2024, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked Burkinabe forces in Tawori, Tapoa Province, Burkina Faso. Over seventy Burkinabe soldiers were killed and thirty-two civilians were killed during the attack and the subsequent massacre.