Ansar Dine attacked an Burkinabe gendarmerie outpost in Samorogouan Department, Burkina Faso. The attack was one of the first deadly attacks during the...

Samorogouan is a department or commune of Kénédougou Province in south-western Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Samorogouan [fr]. Samorogouan...

of communal frustration over the lack of economic development. Recent attacks have concentrated in the Hauts-Bassins, Boucle du Mouhoun, Nord, Sahel...

gendarmes, one rebel, and one civilian were slain during a battle in Samorogouan [fr], Hauts-Bassins. On 31 May 2016, three police officers were shot...