Bourasso and Namissiguima massacres

Bourasso and Namissiguima massacres
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
LocationBourasso, Kossi Province and Namissiguima, Yatenga, Burkina Faso
DateJuly 2–4, 2022
DeathsTotal: 34 killed (per Burkinabe government)[1]
Bourasso: 22 killed (per Burkinabe government)[2]
30+ killed (per local officials)[3]
Namissiguima: 12 killed (per Burkinabe government)[2]
9 killed (per local officials)[4]
Perpetrator Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

In early July 2022, two separate massacres occurred in Bourasso, Kossi Province and Namissiguima Department, Yatenga Province in Burkina Faso. The massacre in Bourasso killed 22 people, and the one in Namissiguima killed 12.[5]

  1. ^ Burkina Faso: Death toll rises from suspected jihadist attacks, vaticannews.va, 2022-07-05
  2. ^ a b Au moins 27 morts dans deux attaques de jihadistes présumés au Faso, voaafrique.com, 2022-07-04 (French)
  3. ^ Burkina Faso: Murdered in front of their church, churchinneed.org, 2022-07-05
  4. ^ Burkina Faso : 9 morts dont 6 supplétifs de l'armée dans une attaque dans le nord, aa.com.tr, 2022-07-05 (French)
  5. ^ "Armed men kill at least 22 in north Burkina Faso attack". Reuters. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-10.