US EditionAttack on military base in Burkina Faso kills about 50 soldiers, residents say
DARGO, BOULSA PROVINCE, NORTHERN BURKINA FASO, JUL 29 – JNIM militants killed about 50 soldiers and looted a northern Burkina Faso base amid ongoing Islamist violence undermining the military government's control, officials said.
- An armed group suspected to be JNIM attacked a military base in Dargo, Boulsa province, northern Burkina Faso, killing about 100 soldiers, community leader and resident say.
- Deteriorating security conditions prompted successive coups since September 2022, with armed groups controlling most of Burkina Faso outside the capital.
- Sources told the AP that about 100 militants stormed the base, with attackers burning and looting afterward.
- The military government has not issued any statement, and Ibrahim Traoré remains silent despite the attack, which sources say killed about 50 soldiers.
- Since the 2022 coup, the military rulers have postponed elections, and the attack follows the junta's dissolution of the Independent National Electoral Commission earlier this month.
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Militant attack on a military base in Burkina Faso kills 50 troops
A deadly assault on a military base in Dargo, northern Burkina Faso, has left around 50 soldiers dead. Local sources say about 100 militants stormed the base on Monday, killing troops before looting and setting it ablaze.
At least 50 soldiers slaughtered in attack on military base
An attack by an armed group on a military base in northern Burkina Faso has left about 50 soldiers dead, according to accounts by a community leader and a resident on Tuesday.The Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, or JNIM, was suspected of carrying out the attack on the base in Dargo, located in Boulsa province in the northern region of the landlocked West African nation.The two sources, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of a…
Attack on military base in Burkina Faso reportedly leaves 50 soldiers dead
A community leader and a resident told The Associated Press that about 100 militants participated in the attack in Dargo (North), burning and looting the base after the killings. The Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin group is suspected of having carried out the attack.
Attack by militants on a military base in Burkina Faso has killed about 50 soldiers, community leader and resident say, reports AP.
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