March 2025 Diapaga attack
| 2025 Diapaga attack | |||||||
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| Part of Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Yannick Sawadogo † | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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63+ killed (per Liberation) 100+ casualties (per Nasr) | Unknown | ||||||
On March 28, 2025, jihadists from Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked Burkinabe forces at Diapaga, Est Region, Burkina Faso, killing at least sixty soldiers. The attack was revenge for the massacre of over 130 civilians at Solenzo on March 11.