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Burkina Faso: conflict events in October 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

26events3 the month before
176est. deathsrange 176–317
90civilian deaths

In October 2024, UCDP recorded 26 organized-violence events in Burkina Faso, with 176 estimated deaths. That is +767% compared with 3 events the month before. The death toll range is 176 to 317.

73% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 90.

Events were concentrated in Est region (8), Sahel region (7), Centre Nord region (4).

The most active pairing was Government of Burkina Faso - JNIM with 18 events.

Where events happened

2024-10-31: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2024-10-31: IS vs JNIM (9 deaths)2024-10-31: JNIM vs Civilians (50 deaths)2024-10-30: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2024-10-29: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (18 deaths)2024-10-28: JNIM vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-22: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2024-10-20: JNIM vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-20: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (6 deaths)2024-10-19: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2024-10-19: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2024-10-19: JNIM vs Civilians (11 deaths)2024-10-18: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (3 deaths)2024-10-18: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2024-10-17: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2024-10-17: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2024-10-16: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2024-10-12: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (4 deaths)2024-10-11: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2024-10-10: JNIM vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-10-10: Government of Burkina Faso vs IS (0 deaths)2024-10-08: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (18 deaths)2024-10-06: JNIM vs Civilians (24 deaths)2024-10-06: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2024-10-05: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (17 deaths)2024-10-04: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Burkina Faso, October 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, October 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Est region864
Sahel region714
Centre Nord region439
Boucle du Mouhoun region354
Centre Est region24
Nord region21

Deadliest events, October 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
31 Oct 2024Banwa province
Boucle du Mouhoun region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 50 civilian, 2 sources		50
6 Oct 2024Gnagna province
Est region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 24 civilian, 6 sources		24
24–150
29 Oct 2024Namentenga province
Centre Nord region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		18
18–22
8 Oct 2024Namentenga province
Centre Nord region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		18
5 Oct 2024Gnagna province
Est region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		17
19 Oct 2024Gnagna province
Est region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 11 civilian		11
31 Oct 2024Yagha province
Sahel region		IS vs JNIM
Non-state, 3 sources		9
20 Oct 2024Gourma province
Est region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 1 civilian		6
12 Oct 2024Boulgou province
Centre Est region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		4
18 Oct 2024Namentenga province
Centre Nord region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		3

Parties

PartyEvents
JNIM25
Government of Burkina Faso19
IS2

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based19
Non-state1
One-sided6

All months

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