source: Undisclosed Source; Infowakat; Facebook; Le Faso; Burkina24; AIB (Burkina Faso); Sahel Security Alerts; Sidwaya; Wakat Sera; PANAPRESS; L'Observateur Paalga
actor1: Military Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-)
actor2: Civilians (Burkina Faso)
location: Bangao
notes: On 23 February 2021, soldiers and volunteer fighters (VDP) attacked the village of Bangao (Tin-Akoff, Oudalan). The joint force killed eight people including five elderly men and three youths and burned houses. The event was framed as a counter militancy operation resulting in 11 militants killed, 1 captured, and weapons and equipment recovered.