| May 2022 Madjoari massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
  May 2022 Madjoari massacre (Burkina Faso)  May 2022 Madjoari massacre (Africa) | |
| Location | Madjoari, Kompienga Province, Burkina Faso |
| Coordinates | 11°28′41″N 01°14′51″E / 11.47806°N 1.24750°E |
| Date | 25 May 2022 (GMT, UTC±00:00) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, massacre |
| Weapons | Guns |
| Deaths | 50+ |
On 25 May 2022, armed assailants suspected to be jihadists attacked the rural locality of Madjoari in the Kompienga Province of Burkina Faso. The massacre left at least 50 civilians dead as they were attempting to flee a blockade. It was the third attack to take place in Madjoari in May 2022, after an attack on 14 May that killed 17 civilians and another on 19 May that killed 11 soldiers.[1][2]
- ^ "Armed assailants kill about 50 people in eastern Burkina Faso". Reuters. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Pauvarel, Camille (27 May 2022). "Attaque dans l'est du Burkina Faso : au moins 50 morts". euronews (in French). Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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