| Karma massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
| Location | Karma, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso |
| Date | 20 April 2023 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. UTC |
| Deaths | 156 |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Perpetrators |  3rd Battalion of the Rapid Intervention Brigades |
No. of participants | ~100 |
| Motive | Revenge for April 2023 Aorema attack |
The Karma massacre was a massacre in the village of Karma, Ouahigouya Department, Burkina Faso on April 20, 2023 perpetrated by soldiers of the Rapid Intervention Brigade's 3rd Battalion in response to the Aorema attack by jihadists that killed several soldiers and civilians a few days prior. The Karma massacre was one of the deadliest massacres of the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso, and up to that point the deadliest perpetrated by government forces.