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Burkina Faso: conflict events in August 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

17events26 the month before
714est. deathsrange 447–1,049
476civilian deaths

Burkina Faso saw 17 recorded events and 714 estimated deaths in August 2024. That is -35% compared with 26 events the month before. The death toll range is 447 to 1,049.

82% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 476.

Events were concentrated in Boucle du Mouhoun region (5), Est region (4), Centre Nord region (2).

The most active pairing was Government of Burkina Faso - JNIM with 14 events.

Where events happened

2024-08-30: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (14 deaths)2024-08-30: JNIM vs Civilians (10 deaths)2024-08-25: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (12 deaths)2024-08-25: JNIM vs Civilians (26 deaths)2024-08-25: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2024-08-24: JNIM vs Civilians (394 deaths)2024-08-24: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (6 deaths)2024-08-19: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (4 deaths)2024-08-19: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2024-08-15: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (14 deaths)2024-08-09: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2024-08-09: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (21 deaths)2024-08-08: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (203 deaths)2024-08-08: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (3 deaths)2024-08-06: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2024-08-06: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (3 deaths)2024-08-03: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Burkina Faso, August 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Boucle du Mouhoun region545
Est region4226
Centre Nord region2400
Centre Est region222
Nord region217
Sahel region24

Deadliest events, August 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
24 Aug 2024Sanmatenga province
Centre Nord region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 394 civilian, 25 sources		394
127–570
8 Aug 2024Gourma province
Est region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 45 civilian, 11 sources		203
203–253
25 Aug 2024Banwa province
Boucle du Mouhoun region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 26 civilian		26
9 Aug 2024Gourma province
Est region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		21
30 Aug 2024Yatenga province
Nord region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		14
14–15
15 Aug 2024Sourou province
Boucle du Mouhoun region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 4 sources		14
14–15
25 Aug 2024Koulpélogo province
Centre Est region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 1 civilian		12
30 Aug 2024Koulpélogo province
Centre Est region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 10 civilian		10
24 Aug 2024Sanmatenga province
Centre Nord region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 25 sources		6
6–30
19 Aug 2024Soum province
Sahel region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		4

Parties

PartyEvents
JNIM17
Government of Burkina Faso14

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based14
Non-state0
One-sided3

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.