Jihadists Kill ‘Dozens’ of Soldiers and Civilians in Burkina Faso
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Militants kill ‘dozens’ of soldiers and civilians in Burkina Faso
ABIDJAN: Two militant attacks in northeastern Burkina Faso early this week killed “several dozens” of soldiers and civilians, two security sources and a local source told AFP on Friday. In a “major” attack carried out on Monday, a military unit in the village of Dargo was targeted by “armed terrorist groups,” leaving “several dozens of deaths on each side,” one of the regional
On Monday, July 28, a military camp was submerged by the jnim insurgents 130 kilometres from Ouagadougou. At the same time, in the north-east, a supply convoy escorted by the army fell into an ambush bearing the signature of ISIS.
Burkina Faso Soldiers Killed by JNIM Islamists (Al-Qaeda affiliated) – Modern Tokyo Times
Burkina Faso Soldiers Killed by JNIM Islamists (Al-Qaeda affiliated) Michiyo Tanabe and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times At least 50 soldiers in Burkina Faso have been killed by Islamist militants affiliated with Al-Qaeda, specifically the group Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM). This attack, along with other incidents targeting both soldiers and civilians, underscores the ongoing threat posed by Sunni Islamist terrorism in the countr…
At least 50 government soldiers were killed in a jihadist attack on the Dargo military base in the Boulsa region of northern Burkina Faso on Monday. Witnesses to the attack told the Associated Press the next day, but the Burkinabe government has not yet confirmed the attack. AP sources said about 100 militants took part in the attack, which they then looted and burned down. The witnesses asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals from the g…
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