Talk:Kourakou and Tondobi attacks

Merge

Opening a discussion here for the merge suggestion.

Support, obviously these two articles are talking about the same thing. 2023 Burkina Faso attacks seems to just mention the background, but this one has more info on attacks and aftermath. Cheers - azpineapple | ^T/_C 02:18, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Support There's no need to have both articles. Blaylockjam10 (talk) 08:47, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

It was already discussed at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#Kourakou and Tondobi attacks, and there is clear consensus to do so. I don't want to do anything without this being closed, though, so I have created a version of the page that's ready to be used as soon as this closes as Support:

{{Short description|2023 massacres in Burkina Faso}} :{{Infobox civilian attack :| title = Kourakou and Tondobi attacks :| location = Kourakou and Tondobi, [[Séno Province]], [[Burkina Faso]] :| date = April 6–7, 2023 :| partof = the [[jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso]] :| fatalities = '''Total:''' 44<br>Kourakou: 31<br>Tondobi: 13 :| injuries = Unknown :| perpetrator = Unknown armed groups :}} :{{Campaignbox Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso}} :In early April 2023, [[jihadist]]s killed at least 44 [[civilian]]s in the towns of Kourakou and Tondobi, in [[Séno Province]], [[Sahel Region]], Burkina Faso.<ref name=S>[https://news.sky.com/story/burkina-faso-at-least-44-killed-in-despicable-and-barbaric-attacks-12853304 Burkina Faso: At least 44 killed in attacks]</ref><ref name=G>[https://theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/08/barbaric-attacks-leave-44-civilians-dead-in-burkina-faso Attacks leave 44 civilians dead in Burkina Faso]</ref> :==Background== :Since 2015, northern [[Burkina Faso]] has been embroiled in [[Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso|a jihadist insurgency]] spread from the neighboring country of [[Mali]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ataman |first=Maija Ehlinger,Joseph |date=2023-04-09 |title=At least 44 killed in Burkina Faso attacks |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/09/africa/burkina-faso-civilians-killed-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> The attacks are part of an ongoing problem of violence linked to supporters of [[al-Qaeda]] and the [[Islamic State]]. According to estimates from [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]], the campaign by these jihadists has resulted in the deaths of over 10,000 civilians, soldiers, and police, as well as the displacement of at least 2,000,000 people. According to official data, jihadist organisations are thought to govern 40% of the country.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/08/barbaric-attacks-leave-44-civilians-dead-in-burkina-faso | title='Barbaric' attacks leave 44 civilians dead in Burkina Faso | newspaper=The Guardian | date=8 April 2023 | agency=Agence France-Presse}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1058817-44-killed-in-burkina-faso-terrorist-attack-governor | title=44 killed in Burkina Faso terrorist attack: Governor}}</ref> [[Séno Province|Séno province]], in [[Sahel Region|Sahel region]], has been at the forefront of many attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AfricaNews |date=2020-02-07 |title=Surge in armed extremists displaces thousands in Burkina Faso |url=https://www.africanews.com/2020/02/07/surge-in-armed-extremists-displaces-thousands-in-burkina-faso/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Africanews |language=en}}</ref> The deadliest attack occurred in June 2022, in the village of Seytenga, where [[2022 Seytenga massacre|over 100 civilians were killed]].<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Reuters |title=At least 25 killed in Burkina Faso attack in Seno province |url=https://bdnews24.com/world/africa/0wxlze6206 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=bdnews24.com |language=en}}</ref> The attacks in Kourakou and Tondobi were reprisal killings, caused by villagers of the towns lynching two jihadists who had been stealing cattle.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-04-08 |title=Dozens killed in 'barbaric' Burkina Faso attacks |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65221387 |access-date=2023-04-11}}</ref> :Captain [[Ibrahim Traoré]] overthrew the government in a [[September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état|coup]] in September 2022. the attacks in Kourakou and Tondobi rank among the worst of the jihadist killings. Burkina Faso's new military head pledged to intensify a "dynamic offensive" against the jihadists in response to the number of rebel assaults.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 April 2023 |title=Dozens killed in 'barbaric' Burkina Faso attacks |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65221387}}</ref> :==Attacks== :A resident of Kourakou speaking to [[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] stated that gunfire rang "all night long," and that villagers were unable to safely view the resulting carnage until the following morning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burkina Faso: Dozens dead in suspected terrorist attack – DW – 04/08/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/burkina-faso-dozens-dead-in-suspected-terrorist-attack/a-65264684 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> Thirty-one civilians were killed in Kourakou, and thirteen were killed in Tondobi.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Terrorist' Attacks Kill 44 in Burkina Faso |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/terrorist-attacks-kill-44-in-burkina-faso-/7042336.html |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=VOA |language=en}}</ref> Both civilians and lieutenant governor Sorgho said that there were scores of injured, but the number was unknown.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Africa Media Review for April 10, 2023 |url=https://africacenter.org/daily-media-review/africa-media-review-for-april-10-2023/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Africa Center for Strategic Studies |language=en-US}}</ref> :== Aftermath == :Rodolphe Sorgho, lieutenant-governor of the Sahel region, claimed that the perpetrators were "put out of action" following the "despicable terrorist attack."<ref name=":0" /> Burkinabe forces launched operations to find the perpetrators after the attack.<ref name=":1" /> :==See also== :{{Portal|Crime|Islam}} :*[[List of terrorist incidents in 2023]] :==References== :<references/> :[[Category:2023 murders in Burkina Faso]] :[[Category:21st-century mass murder in Burkina Faso]] :[[Category:April 2023 crimes in Africa]] :[[Category:Attacks in Africa in 2023]] :[[Category:Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso]] :[[Category:Massacres in 2023]] :[[Category:Massacres in Burkina Faso]] :[[Category:Terrorist incidents in Burkina Faso in the 2020s]] should be the page content for the content page, and the other should be BLARed to the main page. BhamBoi (talk) 20:40, 17 April 2023 (UTC)