Tawori attack

Tawori attack
	Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Date	March 31, 2024
Location	Tawori and Boungou gold mine, Tapoa Province, Burkina Faso
Result	JNIM victory Tawori base captured and looted; JNIM massacre of civilians;
Belligerents
Burkina Faso Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland; Defense and Security Forces;	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Commanders and leaders
Aboubacar Sidiki Barry	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	350 militants; 200 motorcycles
Casualties and losses
41+ soldiers and VDP killed; 2+ POWs	Unknown
	32 civilians killed

On March 31, 2024, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked Burkinabe forces in Tawori, Tapoa Province, Burkina Faso. Over seventy Burkinabe soldiers were killed and thirty-two civilians were killed during the attack and the subsequent massacre.