Solhan and Tadaryat massacres | |
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Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
Location | Solhan and Tadaryat, Yagha Province, Burkina Faso |
Coordinates | 13°22′35″N 00°27′28″E / 13.37639°N 0.45778°E |
Date | 4–5 June 2021 |
Deaths | 160 in Solhan 14 in Tadaryat 174 in total |
Perpetrator | Unknown |
On 4 and 5 June 2021, insurgents attacked the Solhan and Tadaryat villages in the Yagha Province of Burkina Faso. The massacres left at least 174 people dead. Insurgents have been attacking the Sahel Region, along the border with Mali, since Islamists captured parts of Mali in 2013.[1]