| 2024 Barsalogho attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
 Location of Barsalogho Department in Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso | |
| Location | Barsalogho, Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso |
| Coordinates | 13°24′54″N 1°3′23″W / 13.41500°N 1.05639°W |
| Date | 24 August 2024 |
| Target | Burkinabè soldiers and civilians |
Attack type | Gunfire |
| Deaths | 400–500+[1] |
| Injured | 300+[2] |
| Perpetrator | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin |
An attack on 24 August 2024 by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terrorists, an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist organization, killed hundreds of soldiers of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces, as well as civilians who were digging defensive trenches[3] in the Barsalogho Department of northern Burkina Faso. The attack is part of an ongoing jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso and the Sahel.[4][1] It is the deadliest attack in the country's history.[5]
- ^ a b Christensen, Sofia (27 August 2024). "Suspected jihadists kill hundreds in Burkina Faso attack". Reuters. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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- ^ "Up to 200 people killed in attack in central Burkina Faso". Al Jazeera. 25 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Le Cam, Morgane (5 September 2024). "Le Burkina Faso a subi l'attaque terroriste la plus meurtrière de son histoire" [Burkina Faso has suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in its history]. Le Monde. Retrieved 6 September 2024.