On August 24, 2024, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) killed over 600 civilians digging trenches for the Burkinabe government around the town of Barsalogho, Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso.

[5] Much of northern and eastern Burkina Faso has been the frontline of an insurgency waged by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara since 2015, with these groups intensifying their attacks on civilians seen as sympathetic to the government since 2019.

[9] JNIM accused the victims of being collaborators with the government or militiamen, although video footage showed all civilians unarmed.

"[13] At about 9am on August 24, armed men rode up to the eastern trench on motorcycles while a large number of civilians were digging.

"[9] Videos of the massacre, taken mostly by JNIM fighters, show dozens of bloodied men with shovels and pickaxes lying in the trenches.

[5] The Burkinabe government did not release a casualty count, but security minister Mahamadou Sana vowed retribution against the perpetrators.

[15] JNIM stated that the attack was retribution for the Yirgou massacre, where in 2019 pro-government militias killed over 300 Fulani civilians.

[18] On August 18, 2024, JNIM fighters attacked a Malian Army and Wagner Group base in Melgue, Mali.