2021 Markoye Department attacks

2021 Markoye Department attacks
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Date August 4, 2021 Location Dambam, Guevara, Tokabangou, Badnoogo, Bassian, Gadba, Markoye Department, Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Armed Forces Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland	Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (suspected)
Casualties and losses
19 killed	10+ killed
11 civilians killed

On August 4, 2021, jihadists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked several towns and Burkinabe bases in Markoye Department, Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso. Several rural villages were raided and civilians were killed, and the jihadist raids on Burkinabe bases in Tokabangou sparked battles that killed dozens of Burkinabe soldiers and ISGS fighters. The attacks were the deadliest day for the Burkinabe government since the Solhan and Tadaryat massacres in June 2021.