Burkina Faso: Approximately 50 soldiers and VDP killed in the attack on the military camp in Diapaga

Burkina Faso: Jihadist Attack Kills Over 50 in Diapaga - teleSUR English

A jihadist attack last Friday on a military camp in Diapaga, eastern Burkina Faso, claimed the lives of over 50 people, including soldiers and Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP), according to police and medical sources. This incident highlights the ongoing violence plaguing the country since 2015, linked to extremist groups such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The assault targeted a military base where VDP members were undergoin…

Dozens killed in suspected jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso

One security source in Tapoa province said an army detachment from the main city of Diapaga was targeted in a "violent attack" on Friday. The victims were regular army soldiers and civilian volunteers, while there were "many wounded", the source added.

The attack by the insurgents on the basis of Diapaga, Friday, March 28, illustrates the control of the Jnim in the region. The government did not react publicly.

Located in eastern Burkina Faso, the military camp in the city of Diapaga was stormed by an armed terrorist group on the afternoon of Friday, 28 March. While the human balance is very heavy – some 50 of the soldiers and their replacements of the Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland (VDP) – the army also lost weapons and ammunition in the attack. After recovering some of them, the attackers set fire to the rest of the equipment.

While the Burkina Faso authorities have not yet reported on the attack, several local and security sources claim that it took place in the Tapoa province in the east of the country.

Several dozen soldiers and civilian auxiliaries of the Burkina Faso army were killed on Friday in a suspected jihadist attack in the east of the country, local and security sources reported.