Nagraogo massacre
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- 32 in Nagraogo
- 4 in Alamou
| Nagraogo massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
| Location | Nagraogo and Alamou, Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso |
| Date | January 20, 2020 |
| Target | Mossi civilians |
| Deaths | 36
|
| Perpetrator |  Fulani militants in Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin |
On January 20, 2020, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked the Mossi-majority villages of Nagraogo and Alamou, Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso, killing 36 civilians.
Since 2019, northern Burkina Faso has been embroiled in two jihadist insurgencies by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, both predominantly-Fulani organizations that attack civilians along ethnic and religious lines.[1] The Burkinabe government has increased efforts to combat the insurgencies by recruiting civilian militias known as the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP), although Burkinabe forces and VDP have been accused of killing Fulani civilians en masse.[2]
The villages of Nagraogo and Alamou are located seven kilometers apart on the road between Barsalogho and Dablo. Both villages are Mossi-majority, although several years earlier Fulani residents were evicted from the area by Mossi landowners.[3] Residents of the villages became worried when Fulani-majority jihadist groups like JNIM attacked the villages of Nawoubkiba and Koglobaraogo in Namissiguima Department, but had faith that government security forces would protect them.[3]