Solhan and Tadaryat massacres
On 4 and 5 June 2021, a massacres happened in the Solhan and Tadaryat villages in Yagha Province of Burkina Faso. The attacks left at least 160 people dead.
In the evening of 4 June 2021, 13 civilians and a soldier were killed in an attack in the village of Tadaryat.[1] The attackers also raided the community's motorbikes and cattle.[2][3]
Hours later in the early morning of 5 June 2021, insurgents attacked Solhan village in Yagha, killing at least 138 civilians, including seven children, and wounding 40 others.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attack". BBC News. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ↑ Akinwotu, Emmanuel (2021-06-05). "Suspected extremist attack on Burkina Faso village kills 100 people". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ "Une centaine de morts dans une attaque au Burkina Faso" (in fr). Le Monde.fr. 2021-06-05. https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2021/06/05/au-moins-14-personnes-tuees-dans-l-attaque-d-un-village-au-burkina-faso_6082999_3212.html. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ "At least 132 civilians killed in Burkina Faso’s worst attack in years". Reuters. 2021-06-05. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/armed-attackers-kill-100-civilians-burkina-faso-village-raid-2021-06-05/. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ↑ Stubley, Peter (2021-06-06). "At least 132 people killed by militants in Burkina Faso" (in en). The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/burkina-faso-attack-killed-solhan-b1860369.html. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
