What the records say
- When
- 2 Mar 2023
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 14
- Coordinates
- 13.67° N, 2.34° W
Placed at the town its title names, Aorema.
March 2023 Aorema massacre
On March 2, 2023, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) attacked the village of Aorema, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso. They killed fourteen civilians.
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