What the records say
- When
- 15 Apr 2023
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 13.67° N, 2.34° W
- Description
- 2023 battle in Burkina Faso
April 2023 Aorema attack
2023 battle in Burkina Faso
On April 15, 2023, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked a group of Burkinabe soldiers and civilian volunteers in the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP) near Aorema, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso, killing at least forty soldiers and VDP and injuring over thirty others. The attack occurred a month after a massacre against civilians by JNIM in Aorema that killed fourteen.
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