Kaïn massacre
| Kaïn massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
| Location | Kain Department, Banh, and Bomboro, Yatenga Province, Loroum Province, and Kossi Province, Burkina Faso |
| Date | February 3-4, 2019 |
| Target | Civilians (by jihadists) Fulani civilians (by Burkinabe government) |
| Deaths | 71-84+
|
| Perpetrator | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (initial attack) Burkina Faso Armed Forces (reprisal killings) |
No. of participants | 146 jihadists killed (per Burkinabe government) |
The Kaïn massacre refers to the February 4, 2019 attack by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) on the village of Kaïn, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso that killed fourteen people. A reprisal counter-terrorist operation by Burkinabe forces following the attack reportedly killed 146 jihadists, although Human Rights Watch and local NGOS attested that at least 60 of the suspected jihadists killed were civilians.