Attack on the Cappuccino restaurant and the Splendid Hotel in Burkina Faso. It took place on 16 January 2016 in what is now Burkina Faso. The setting was Ouagadougou. It was part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso. Those involved included al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. About 30 people died. Some 150 were injured.
Before and after
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- from 2 January 2016 to 26 January 2016Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
- 10 January 2016Death of David Bowie
- 16 January 20162016 Ouagadougou attacks
- from 18 January 2016 to 29 January 2016January 2016 United States winter storm
- from 25 January 2016 to 10 September 2021Premiere of Lucifer
- 5 February 2016Release of Bad Cat
- from 17 February 2016 to 22 February 2016Al-Shaddadi offensive
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