✦ History

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.

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Battles and events 4

January 15–16, 2016
2016 Ouagadougou attacks Ouagadougou
December 24, 2019
Arbinda attack Burkinabe victory Arbinda
January 23–24, 2022
January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état Ouagadougou Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
September 30, 2022
September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état Ouagadougou Ibrahim Traoré

Key commanders

Alliance of Sahel States 6

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

Al-Qaeda 3

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