2019 Fada N'Gourma attack
| 2019 Fada N’Gourma attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
| Location | Fada N’Gourma Department, Gourma Province, Burkina Faso |
| Date | 6 November 2019 |
Attack type | Landmine, mass shooting |
| Deaths | 37+ |
| Injured | 60 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (suspected) |
On 6 November 2019, gunmen ambushed a convoy transporting workers of the Canadian mining firm Semafo near the city of Fada N’Gourma, on a road to the firm's Boungou mine. At least 37 people were killed, and dozens more are missing or injured.