List of terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso

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The list of terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso includes an overview in Burkina Faso committed terrorist attacks .

Explanation

The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .

The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:

  • unknown number of dead or injured
  • 0 dead or injured
  • 1–19 dead or injured
  • 20–49 dead or injured
  • 50–99 dead or injured
  • 100 and more dead or injured

    • list

    Date / start place Article / evidence Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    17th September 2015 Ouagadougou Coup attempt, firearms, hostage-taking Cabinet meeting 10 123 Maghreb uprising since 2002
    15th January 2016 Ouagadougou Al Qaeda in the Maghreb Salafist, Wahhabi Assault rifles, grenades, explosive devices, arson, hostage taking 2 hotels, café, civilians 30 (+4) 33 Maghreb uprising since 2002
    13th August 2017 Ouagadougou Assault rifles Restaurant, police officers, civilians 19 (+2) 21st Maghreb uprising since 2002
    02nd March 2018 Ouagadougou Al Qaeda in the Maghreb Salafist, Wahhabi Suicide bombers with car bombs, assault rifles, grenades French Embassy, ​​Military Headquarters 8 (+8) 85 Maghreb uprising since 2002
    December 27, 2018 Boucle du Mouhoun JNIM Salafist, Islamist, anti-western explosive Police convoy 10 3 Maghreb uprising since 2002
    01st January 2019 Barsalogho Mossi - extremists , jihadists Firearms, arson Market, village 49 Maghreb uprising since 2002
    03rd April 2019 Aribinda Firearms, kidnapping Village 62 0 Maghreb uprising since 2002
    19th August 2019 Koutougou Firearms soldiers 24 7th Maghreb uprising since 2002
    0September 9, 2019 Center north Land mine Vehicle, food convoy, civilians 29 Maghreb uprising since 2002
    04th October 2019 Aribinda presumably al-Qaeda in the Maghreb Salafist, Wahhabi Firearms Gold mine 20th Maghreb uprising since 2002
    0November 6, 2019 Fada N'Gourma probably IS Salafist, Wahhabi Land mine, firearms Bus convoy, miners, military vehicles 37+ 64 Maghreb uprising since 2002
    December 24, 2019 Aribinda Boko Haram Wahhabi, Islamist Firearms Military base 42 (+80) Maghreb uprising since 2002

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201509170116 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 23, 2018 .
    2. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
    3. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
    4. ↑ Many dead in an attack on the French embassy in Burkina Faso. In: ntv.de. March 2, 2018, accessed January 8, 2019 .
    5. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
    6. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201812270011 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
    7. ↑ Dozens killed in worst Burkina Faso violence in years. In: Channel NewsAsia . January 4, 2019, accessed January 12, 2019 .
    8. ↑ New army chief in Burkina Faso: In the vicious circle of terror. In: tagesschau.de . January 12, 2019, accessed January 12, 2019 .
    9. ↑ Twelve civilians killed in attack by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso. In: MSN . January 12, 2019, accessed January 12, 2019 .
    10. ↑ Burkina Faso: 62 people killed in northern town. In: Anadolu Ajansı . April 4, 2019, accessed April 6, 2019 .
    11. ↑ Numerous deaths from violence in Burkina Faso. In: The time . April 4, 2019, accessed April 7, 2019 .
    12. ↑ Burkina Faso leader laments 'dark stain' after attack kills 24 ... In: Reuters . August 20, 2019 ( reuters.com [accessed August 24, 2019]).
    13. ↑ Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attacks. Retrieved September 17, 2019 .
    14. ↑ Several killed in attack on Burkina Faso gold mine site. October 6, 2019, accessed on September 17, 2019 .
    15. ^ Thirty-seven killed in attack on Canadian miner Semafo convoy in Burkina Faso. November 6, 2019, accessed on September 17, 2019 .
    16. ^ Terrorists kill 35 civilians in Burkina Faso attack. In: euronews . December 25, 2019, accessed December 28, 2019 .