Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso

August 23, 2015

Islamist groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State fought the government of Burkina Faso. Thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced.

Overview Contemporaries

Alliance of Sahel States

Al-Qaeda

Other

Burkina Faso

Mali

Niger

France

Russia

al-Qaeda

Al-Mourabitoun

Islamic State

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Emmanuel Macron belligerent leader

Vladimir Putin belligerent leader

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba belligerent leader

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré military commander

Ibrahim Traoré belligerent leader

Yunus-bek Yevkurov military commander

Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi military commander Iyad Ag Ghaly military commander Ibrahim Malam Dicko military commander

Strength and losses

Deaths: c. 25,000

Battles and events 4

2016 Ouagadougou attacks January 15–16, 2016
Arbinda attack December 24, 2019 · Burkinabe victory
January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état January 23–24, 2022
September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état September 30, 2022