US EditionBurkina Faso: series of jihadist attacks, Djibo particularly hit
- Hundreds of jihadists linked to the al-Qaeda group JNIM attacked multiple locations, including the besieged town of Djibo in northern Burkina Faso, on Sunday morning.
- The attacks followed years of escalating violence in Burkina Faso, where armed jihadist groups control about half the territory and the military junta has intensified a strategy involving mass militia recruitment.
- JNIM fighters simultaneously seized town checkpoints, attacked military and police posts, looted camps, burned houses, and executed adult males while sparing women and children.
- An aid worker and local sources reported that over 100 people, mostly soldiers, were killed as attackers arrived in large numbers, using motorcycles and vehicles to nearly surround the town.
- The assault demonstrated JNIM's growing reach and power in Burkina Faso’s northern region and highlighted ongoing security challenges amid the country's brutal and prolonged conflict.
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Over 100 killed in jihadist attack
More than 100 people, mostly soldiers, were killed in a jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday morning, the AP reports, citing an aid worker and local residents. Several locations were attacked, including a military base and the long-besieged town of Djibo, according to the news agency's sources. The extremist group JNIM, which...
Dozens killed in jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso
Dozens of people were killed in a series of jihadist attacks in a town in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday. Hundreds of militants attacked a military base and police posts in the town of Djibo, but civilians were also attacked. A resident told the AFP news agency that men were shot dead in front of their house. It is not known exactly how many people were killed. Residents and an aid worker told the AP news agency that more than a hundred people …
More than 100 killed in jihadi attack in northern Burkina Faso, JNIM claims responsibility
More than 100 people, mostly soldiers and aid workers were killed in an attack by a jihadi group in northern Burkina Faso, local residents said on Monday. The attack on several locations, including a military base and the long besieged strategic town of Djibo, was reported, said an aid worker actively involved in dialogues in Burkina Faso's hard-hit communities. A student from the area said her father was among those killed. Both individuals spo…
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