Lethal ambush on Burkina Faso military base leaves 50 troopers useless

An assault by an armed group on a army base in northern Burkina Faso has left about 50 troopers useless, in accordance with accounts by a neighborhood chief and a resident on Tuesday.

The Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, or JNIM, was suspected of finishing up the assault Monday on the bottom in Dargo in Boulsa province within the northern area of the landlocked West African nation.

The 2 sources, who spoke to The Related Press on situation of anonymity as a result of they feared repercussions from the army, mentioned about 100 militants participated within the assault, and that the gunmen burned and looted the bottom after the killings.

The army authorities has but to publicly acknowledge the assault.

JNIM, one in all a number of armed teams conducting assaults throughout West Africa, has been blamed for tons of of civilian and army deaths. Burkina Faso is witnessing a surge in assaults by armed teams who’re answerable for a lot of the nation, particularly exterior of the capital.

The deteriorating safety state of affairs has led to political shifts within the nation and served because the pretext for back-to-back coups. The army chief, Ibrahim Traore, has been unable to rein within the Islamist teams regardless of his redrawing of political and army allies.

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