Bibgou and Soualimou massacres

Bibgou and Soualimou massacres
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Location	Bibgou and Soualimou, Komondjari Province, Burkina Faso
Date	February 29, 2024 2pm
Target	Fulanis and Gourmantches
Deaths	<150
Injured	40+
Perpetrator	Burkina Faso Armed Forces

On February 29, 2024, soldiers from the Burkinabe Armed Forces killed up to 150 civilians in the villages of Bibgou and Soualimou, Komondjari Province, Burkina Faso. The massacres occurred just four days after the Nondin and Soro massacres, which were reprisal attacks by government forces against civilians alleged to be collaborating with jihadists that killed 220 people.