On June 11, 2022, jihadists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked the town of Seytenga, Séno Province, Burkina Faso, killing over a hundred civilians in a massacre.

[1] Sieges became the modus operandi of these groups beginning in 2022, and jihadists often attacked civilians fleeing the areas while also preventing supplies and food from going in and out.

[2] Civilians in the town are known to be supportive of the Burkinabe government and the pro-government Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP).

[2] In May 2022, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) began an offensive in the Menaka region of Mali, bordering northern Burkina Faso.

[6][7] Some reinforcements from the Burkinabe army had arrived in Seytenga between June 9 and 10, but left soon after with the VDP as ISGS fighters began targeting soldiers' homes.

[7] On June 11, Burkinabe forces and civilians prepared to evacuate Seytenga before the town came under ISGS control.

[1] At 3:30pm on June 11, ISGS fighters began entering the streets of Seytenga and shot indiscriminately at civilians.

[13][2] The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara claimed responsibility for the attack in an audio recording on July 14.