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Koglweogo. The first town affected by the reprisals was Koulpagre, where a man named Diallo Alaye was kidnapped and tortured by the Koglweogo on January 28. The Koglweogo then killed 22 others in the town. Biguel-Kassaye was affected secondly, with nineteen civilians killed and much of the town fleeing towards the capital of Barsalogho. Other villages included Sagho and Guiendbila, where eighteen civilians were killed, Boundussi, where 13 were killed, Madou, where 7 were killed, Dakhan, where 17 were killed, Sago a second time, killing nine, Kougri Koulga, killing 19, Toekedogo, killing 19, Taate, killing fifteen, Boundossi again, killing five, Wiliwissou, killing 11, and Margou, Palal Sambo, and Talelgo, killing one each.
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city. In the attacks, the
Burkinabe government alleged 46 civilians were killed, although locals and the CISC claim that the real death toll is around 210–216. The attacks displaced dozens of thousands of civilians by April 2019, and most Burkinabe army attempts to mitigate the killings only ended up
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The first attack began on the night of
December 31, when unknown armed fighters only described as "terrorists" by the Burkinabe government attacked the town of Yirgou. In the attack, the terrorists arrived in Yirgou on motorcycles, firing shots into the air before killing twelve people, including the
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865:"Région du Centre-Nord: Le bilan humain de l'attaque terroriste et des violences communautaires meurtrières connu dans sa répartition géographique (communiqué)"
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Since 2015, northern
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754:"Nouveau bilan d'au moins 48 morts dans les violences intercommunautaires"
668:"Burkina: représailles communautaires après les attaques de groupes armés"
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On the night between
December 31, 2018, and January 1, 2019, alleged
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Collective
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After the attack, fighters from the civilian-based ethnic
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Massacres of the jihadist insurgency in
Burkina Faso
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610:"Burkina Faso's war against militant Islamists"
482:jihadists attacked the village of Yirgou, in
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1028:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2019
1023:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2018
963:Terrorist incidents in Burkina Faso in 2019
958:Terrorist incidents in Burkina Faso in 2018
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839:"Yirgou: C'est donc plus de 200 morts!"
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569:militia group. The Koglweogo attacked
69:January 2 - June 22 (reprisal attacks)
16:2019 terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
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968:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2018
527:Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
128:Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
29:Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
523:Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
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541:on December 27, 2018, President
699:LEPAYS, Editions (2019-02-04).
545:launched a state of emergency.
247:Terrorist attacks and massacres
1043:February 2019 crimes in Africa
1033:December 2018 crimes in Africa
998:Discrimination in Burkina Faso
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81:216 (per US State Department)
77:46 (per Burkinabe government)
983:2019 murders in Burkina Faso
978:2018 murders in Burkina Faso
533:in the Burkinabe capital of
375:Bourasso & Namissiguima
1053:April 2019 crimes in Africa
1048:March 2019 crimes in Africa
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543:Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
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140:Battles and operations
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1008:Arson in Burkina Faso
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707:(in French)
646:(in French)
535:Ouagadougou
405:3rd Arbinda
355:2nd Arbinda
350:Goulgountou
298:Pobé Mengao
236:Falagountou
191:1st Arbinda
176:Gorom-Gorom
146:Samorogouan
86:Perpetrator
947:Categories
917:13°51′11″N
900:2023-03-28
875:2023-03-28
849:2023-03-28
843:Wakat SĂ©ra
818:2023-03-28
764:2023-03-28
739:2023-03-27
711:2023-03-27
678:2023-03-27
650:2023-03-24
620:2023-03-24
596:References
586:Barsalogho
425:2nd Aorema
415:1st Aorema
410:Linguekoro
380:Namssiguia
283:Sanmatenga
216:Natiaboani
206:Ouahigouya
186:Bourgou IV
156:Nassoumbou
920:0°59′13″W
792:March 28,
563:Koglweogo
499:Koglweogo
360:2nd Inata
278:Gasseliki
181:Koutougou
166:1st Inata
89:Koglweogo
614:BBC News
549:Massacre
497:militia
390:Gaskinde
385:Silgadji
370:Seytenga
335:Yattakou
288:Salmossi
231:Kikideni
201:Dounkoun
151:Intangom
50:Yirgou,
47:Location
27:Part of
513:Prelude
435:Diapaga
293:Dolmane
241:Yatenga
788:. 2020
571:Fulani
503:Fulani
395:Bougui
340:Kodyel
273:Yirgou
171:Loroni
74:Deaths
567:Mossi
495:Mossi
430:Karma
400:Nouna
325:Djibo
315:Pansi
310:Toeni
226:Boala
211:Djibo
161:Ariel
794:2023
565:, a
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