What the records say
- When
- 25 May 2022
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 50
- Coordinates
- 11.48° N, 1.25° E
- Description
- mass murder in Burkina Faso
Singou massacre
Mass murder in Burkina Faso
On 25 May 2022, jihadists from Ansarul Islam or Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked civilians fleeing the towns of Madjoari and Tabarga, Kompienga Province, Burkina Faso during the siege of Madjoari. The jihadists intercepted the refugees near the town of Singou, and separated the men from the women, elderly, and children.
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