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Burkina Army, jihadists killed more than 1,800 civilians since 2023: Human Rights Watch

The Hindu · · 517 words · By AFP
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“Burkina's ruling junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traore that took power in a September 2022 coup has been unable to stem violence waged by jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, which have caused thousands of deaths over the past decade”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (Arabic: تنظيم القاعدة في بلاد المغرب الإسلامي, romanized: Tanẓīm al-Qā'idah fī Bilād al-Maghrib al-Islāmī, French: l'Organisation d'Al-Qaïda aux Pays du M…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Arabic: جماعة نصرة الإسلام والمسلمين, JNIM; French: Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans, GSIM; lit. 'Support Group for Islam and Muslims') is a Salafi Ji…
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“The Army relies on the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP), made up of civilian volunteers recruited to aid in the fight against jihadists”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ibrahim Traoré (born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has served as the interim president of Burkina Faso since 2022. Ideologically prominent for his nationalist, pan-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — According to the 1991 Constitution of Burkina Faso, the politics of Burkina Faso take place in the form of a semi-presidential republic, with powers separated between the executive, legislative, and j…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (21 December 1949 – 15 October 1987) was a Burkinabé military officer, Marxist and Pan-Africanist revolutionary who, following his takeover in a coup, remained in power as …
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“The Army, VDP and the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, an Al-Qaeda affiliate known by its Arabic acronym JNIM, have killed 'at least 1,837 civilians in 11 regions of the country between January 2023 and August 2025'”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 September 2023, dissidents of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces attempted to overthrow the ruling military junta led by Ibrahim Traoré, who came to power a year earlier.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ibrahim Traoré (born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has served as the interim president of Burkina Faso since 2022. Ideologically prominent for his nationalist, pan-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commande…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerien_crisis_(2023–2024)
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“The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should open a preliminary examination into war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated by all parties to the conflict in Burkina Faso since September 2022”
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“Of the total killed, HRW found that at least 1,255 civilians were killed in 33 incidents carried out by the military and VDPs between January 2023 and April 2025, while JNIM was responsible for at least 582 deaths in 24 attacks over that same period”
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“HRW said its report was based on verification and analysis of open source information — including photos, videos and satellite imagery — along with interviews with more than 450 people living in Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Mali”
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“In one of the deadliest attacks, 'Burkinabe military and VDPs killed hundreds of civilians in at least 16 villages and hamlets north of Djibo over several days' in December 2023”
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“HRW also accused the JNIM of targeting civilians who refused to submit to its authority or whom it accused of supporting government forces”
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“In August 2024, in the VDP-stronghold town of Barsalogho, JNIM fighters 'shot dead at least 133 people and injured more than 200 in fewer than two hours'”
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“As transitional President and Army commander, junta chief Traore 'should be impartially investigated for criminal liability for all abuses by the Burkinabe military and VDPs documented in this report that amount to serious international crimes, as a matter of command responsibility'”
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“Six other leaders, including Burkina Faso's Ambassador to Washington and former Defence Minister Kassoum Coulibaly, current Defence Minister Celestin Simpore and Army major general Moussa Diallo, should also be investigated for their role”
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“HRW also called for JNIM's leadership, including supreme leader Iyad Ag Ghaly and second-in-command Amadou Kouffa, as well as Burkina's JNIM country leader Jafar Dicko and his brother Ousmane Dicko to be investigated for criminal liability for JNIM abuses”
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“HRW also called on Burkina Faso's partners and donors to impose sanctions and to refrain from cooperating with the country's Army”
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