en.unionpedia.org

2017 Ouagadougou attack, the Glossary

Nineteen people were killed and 25 others were injured when suspected jihadists opened fire on a Turkish restaurant and hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 13 August 2017.^[1]

Open in Google Maps

AK-47

The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and AK-47

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (Tanẓīm al-Qā'idah fī Bilād al-Maghrib al-Islāmī), or AQIM, is an Islamist militant organization (of al-Qaeda) that aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Ansar Dine

Ansar Dine (أنصار الدين ʾAnṣār ad-Dīn, also transliterated Ançar Deen), meaning "helpers of the religion" (Islam) and also known as Ansar al-Din (abbreviated as AAD), was a Salafi jihadist group led by Iyad Ag Ghaly.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Ansar Dine

António Guterres

António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and António Guterres

Azawad

Azawad, or Azawagh (Tuareg: Azawaɣ, or Azawad; أزواد), was a short-lived unrecognised state lasting between 2012 and 2013.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Azawad

Azawadi declaration of independence

On 6 April 2012, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (French acronym: MNLA) unilaterally declared Azawad independent from the Republic of Mali in the wake of a rebellion which was preceded by a string of other Tuareg rebellions.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Azawadi declaration of independence

BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and BBC News

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Burkina Faso

Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has been serving as the 25th president of France since 2017 and ex officio one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Emmanuel Macron

Grand-Bassam shootings

On 13 March 2016, three Islamist gunmen opened fire at a beach resort in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, killing at least 19 people and injuring 33 others. 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Grand-Bassam shootings are attacks on hotels in Africa.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Grand-Bassam shootings

Greenwich Mean Time

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the local mean time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Greenwich Mean Time

Hostage

A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the hostage(s) after expiration of an ultimatum.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Hostage

Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)

An Islamist insurgency is taking place in the Maghreb region of North Africa, followed on from the end of the Algerian Civil War in 2002.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)

Islamist insurgency in the Sahel

An Islamist insurgency has been ongoing in the Sahel region of West Africa since the 2011 Arab Spring.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Islamist insurgency in the Sahel

Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso

An ongoing war and civil conflict between the Government of Burkina Faso and Islamist rebels began in August 2015 and has led to the displacement of over 2 million people and the deaths of at least 10,000 civilians and combatants.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso

Justin Trudeau

Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015 and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Justin Trudeau

Libyan civil war (2011)

The Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Libyan civil war (2011)

Mass shooting

A mass shooting is a violent crime in which one or more attackers kill or injure multiple individuals simultaneously using a firearm.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Mass shooting

Motorcycle

A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or, if three-wheeled, a trike) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar from a saddle-style seat.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Motorcycle

Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa

The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (abbreviated MOJWA) or the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (abbreviated MUJWA; جماعة التوحيد والجهاد في غرب أفريقيا Jamāʿat at-tawḥīd wal-jihād fī gharb ʾafrīqqīyā;, abbreviated MUJAO), was a militant Islamist organisation that broke off from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb with the intended goal of spreading jihad across a larger section of West Africa, as well as demanding the expulsion of all French interests (especially military and resources) that operate in West Africa, which they regard as "colonialist occupiers".

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa

National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad

The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad or the Azawad National Liberation Movement (Mouvement national de libération de l'Azawad, MNLA), formerly the National Movement of Azawad (Mouvement national de l'Azawad, MNA), is a militant organization based in northern Mali.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad

Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou or Wagadugu is the capital of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Ouagadougou

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (born 25 April 1957) is a Burkinabé banker and politician who served as the President of Burkina Faso from 2015 until he was deposed in 2022.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Roch Marc Christian Kaboré

Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (translit; 16 June 1929 – 29 September 2020) was the Emir of Kuwait from 24 January 2006 until his death in 2020.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Secretary-General of the United Nations

The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and Secretary-General of the United Nations

2016 Ouagadougou attacks

On 15 January 2016, gunmen armed with heavy weapons attacked the Cappuccino restaurant and the Splendid Hotel in the heart of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. 2017 Ouagadougou attack and 2016 Ouagadougou attacks are 21st century in Ouagadougou, 21st-century mass murder in Burkina Faso, attacks on buildings and structures in Burkina Faso, attacks on hotels in Africa, hostage taking in Africa, jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso and mass shootings in Burkina Faso.

See 2017 Ouagadougou attack and 2016 Ouagadougou attacks

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Ouagadougou_attack

Also known as 2017 Burkina Faso attack.

2017 Ouagadougou attack, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

2017 mass shootings in Africa

2017 murders in Burkina Faso

21st century in Ouagadougou

21st-century mass murder in Burkina Faso

Attacks on buildings and structures in 2017

Attacks on buildings and structures in Burkina Faso

Attacks on hotels in Africa

Attacks on restaurants in Africa

August 2017 crimes in Africa

Hostage taking in Africa

Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso

Mass shootings in Burkina Faso

Terrorist incidents in Burkina Faso in 2017

References