A weekend attack on a village in the Barsalogho commune indiscriminately killed more than 100 villagers and soldiers, an assault described as one of the deadliest this year.
A mural in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, invites all to remain vigilant and mobilised. / Photo: AP Archive
Villagers in the Barsalogho commune which is 80 kilometres from the capital city were helping security forces dig up trenches to protect security outposts and villages on Saturday when fighters with the Al Qaeda-linked JNIM group invaded the area and opened fire on them, said Wassim Nasr, a Sahel specialist and senior research fellow at the Soufan Center security think tank.
At least 100 bodies were counted in videos of the attack, Nasr said. The Associated Press could not independently verify the count but reviewed videos that appeared to be from the scene, showing bodies piled beside the trenches and shovels amid gunshots.Burkina Faso's security minister Mahamadou Sana said in a state television broadcast on Sunday that the government responded to the attack with support from the ground and air.
About half of Burkina Faso is outside of government control as the country has been ravaged by growing terror attacks encircling the capital. The terrorists linked to Al Qaeda and Daesh have killed thousands and displaced more than two million people in one of the world's most neglected crises.Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traore has also been requesting civilians to assist the military in security efforts.
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