What the records say
- When
- 2018 – 2025
- Kind
- Armed conflict
- Deaths
- 12,290
- Coordinates
- 12.99° N, 1.35° W
- Incompatibility
- government
- Type of conflict
- internationalized intrastate
- Region
- Africa
- Location
- Burkina Faso
- Side a
- Government of Burkina Faso
- Side b
- JNIM
Placed at the middle of its 1,508 recorded clashes (UCDP GED).
Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Ongoing insurgency in Burkina Faso (2015–present)
Since August 2015, an insurgency has been fought between the government of Burkina Faso and Islamist militant groups, including Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), Ansarul Islam and the Islamic State – Sahel Province (IS–SP). It is estimated that 30% of the country is controlled by jihadist forces.
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The source
- UCDP Battle-Related DeathsUppsala Conflict Data ProgramCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
Nearby in time and place
- 2018 Ouagadougou attack2 Mar 2018 · Terrorist attack · Killed 8
- Dibilou massacre25 Jul 2019 · Massacre · Deaths 22
- The 2017 Ouagadougou attack13 Aug 2017 · Terrorist attack
- 2018 Inata attackOct 2018 · Battle
- Yirgou massacre1 Jan 2019 · Massacre · Deaths 49
- 2019 Burkina Faso attack1 Dec 2019 · Terrorist attack · Killed 14
- Gasseliki massacre10 Jan 2019 · Massacre · Deaths 20
- Belehede massacre18 Jun 2019 · Massacre · Deaths 18