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Videos circulating online show the moment militants killed more than 100 unarmed residents digging defensive trenches in Barsalogho , Burkina Faso, last month .
Bellingcat geolocated footage filmed by JNIM militants during the attack and analysed satellite imagery showing the growth of the trenches around the town.
The videos show militants shooting at unarmed people, and dozens of bodies scattered along the trenches.
The exact number of people killed and wounded has still not been confirmed by the government.
Bellingcat geolocated three of the JNIM videos to the new trenches, from August 2024 , located east of Barsalogho .
In one of the videos, a militant can be seen walking along a trench that tapers to an end, indicating that it was in the process of being extended.
Another video circulated online and cited in media reports, allegedly showing the aftermath of the August 24 attack, was actually filmed in neighbouring Mali in a separate incident.
Burkinabè military commander Ibrahim Traoré staged a coup and took control of the country days after the Barsalogho massacre.
He has kept a low profile amid a series of attacks in the country and is still yet to speak about the massacre.
Traaré came to power pledging to improve the unstable security situation, but so far has failed to deliver on the promise.
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