2020 Djibo massacres

2020 Djibo massacres
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
LocationDjibo and surrounding villages and highways, Burkina Faso
DateNovember 2019 - June 2020
TargetMostly Fulani civilians; civilians arrested by Burkinabe forces
Deaths180+
InjuredUnknown
Perpetrator Burkinabe Armed Forces
VDP
FDS
MotiveSuspected links to jihadists

Between November 2019 and June 2020, the bodies of over 180 civilians were discovered in and around the city of Djibo, Burkina Faso. Most of the killings targeted Fulani, and were committed by Burkinabe Armed Forces, Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP), and Defense and Security Forces (FDS). Several mass graves were made for the victims in March and April 2020.