Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso

Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
	Part of the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel and the spillover of the Mali War
	; Smoke rising from French Embassy in Ouagadougou, 2 March 2018, during the 2018 Ouagadougou attacks.
Date	23 August 2015 – present; (8 years, 9 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location	Burkina Faso
Status	Ongoing
Territorial; changes	Around 40% of the country controlled by non-state forces
Belligerents
Burkina Faso Armed Forces; Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland; Koglweogos (civilian militias); France (until 2023); Russia (since 2024) ; Supported by: Mali ; United States ;	Al-Qaeda Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin; Ansar Dine; Ansar ul Islam Islamic State Islamic State in the Greater Sahara; ISWAP;
Commanders and leaders
Roch Marc Christian Kabore (2015–2022); Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (January 2022–September 2022); Ibrahim Traoré (September 2022–present); David Kabre (2022–present); Gilbert Noël Ouédraogo (2015–2022); Emmanuel Macron (until 2023);	Ibrahim Malam Dicko † (2016-2017); Abdoul Salam Dicko (2017-present);
Casualties and losses
	20,000 dead (estimates); 2.06 million displaced

An ongoing war and civil conflict between the Government of Burkina Faso and Islamist rebels began in August 2015 and has led to the displacement of over 2 million people and the deaths of at least 10,000 civilians and combatants.

The war has been interpreted as being the Burkinabè theatre of the insurgency in the Sahel.

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[1] "Burkina Faso confirms it has ended French military accord". Aljazeera.com. 23 January 2023.

[2] "Russian troops deploy to Burkina Faso". Reuters. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[3] "Burkina Faso, Mali Agree Joint Force Against Jihadists". The Defense Post. 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[4] "More Than 160 Killed in Deadliest Attack of Burkina Faso's War". Voice of America. 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[auto-5] "State controls just 60 percent of Burkina Faso: ECOWAS mediator". www.aljazeera.com. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

[6] "After Fleeing Violence, Bibata Finds Land, Peace". USAID. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[7] "About 170 people killed in Burkina Faso attacks, regional official says". Al Jazeera. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

[8] "BURKINA FASO 1 March–30 April 2023". UNHCR. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

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