Tafagou and Nobiol massacres

Tafagou and Nobiol massacres
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
LocationTafagou, Nobiol, and other villages in Dori and Gorgadji communes, Burkina Faso
DateMay 21, 2025
Deaths105+
Perpetrator Burkina Faso Armed Forces
Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland

On May 21, 2025, soldiers from the Burkinabe Armed Forces and allied VDP militiamen attacked several villages including Tafagou and Nobiol in the communes of Dori and Gorgadji, in northeastern Burkina Faso. At least 105 were killed in these massacres.