Yattakou massacre

Yattakou massacre
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
LocationYattakou, Seno Province, Burkina Faso
DateApril 26, 2021
Deaths18
Injured1
Perpetrator Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

On April 26, 2021, jihadists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara killed eighteen civilians in Yattakou, Seno Province, Burkina Faso, sparking a mass exodus from the area.