Singou massacre
| Singou massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Siege of Madjoari of the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
| Location | Singou, Kompienga Province, Burkina Faso |
| Coordinates | 11°28′41″N 01°14′51″E / 11.47806°N 1.24750°E |
| Date | 25 May 2022 |
| Target | Men fleeing Madjoari and Tabarga |
| Deaths | 50+ |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Perpetrators | Ansarul Islam and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin |
| Motive | Revenge for a heavy death toll during an attack on the military base in Madjoari a week prior |
On 25 May 2022, jihadists from Ansarul Islam or Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked civilians fleeing the towns of Madjoari and Tabarga, Kompienga Province, Burkina Faso during the siege of Madjoari. The jihadists intercepted the refugees near the town of Singou, and separated the men from the women, elderly, and children. Over fifty civilians were executed by the jihadists, and fifty more were alleged to be missing. The massacre was the culmination of an offensive that began several weeks prior, with jihadists killing seventeen civilians in Madjoari on May 14 and overrunning the Burkinabe base in the town on May 19.