The violence returns Jihadist North of Burkina Faso. A commando from an as-yet-unidentified extremist group attacked the African country’s armed forces and killed Ben 53 soldiers. This was announced by the Burkinabe General Staff 17 soldiers and 36 auxiliaries were killed in large numbers in this attack Islamists who have been terrorizing Burkina Faso for years. The number of wounded is undetermined, but always according to the military high command The armed forces’ quick response would have killed many terrorists and prevented an attack on the nearby village.
The Burkinabe soldiers were in this region to help the villagers regain their homes after they were forced to flee due to constant attacks by the population Islamic fundamentalists. This resettlement is part of a program by the military junta led by the young captain Ibrahim Traore where they are trying to regain control of the entire national territory.
A month ago there were again violent attacks by Islamic fundamentalists, and on August 6 we killed about twenty traders Noah, in the central-eastern region bordering Togo. According to the NGO Armed Location Action (ACLED), over 16,000 people have lost their lives to jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso since 2015 and almost 2 million people have been forced to leave their homes to seek protection outside Islamist-controlled areas.
Matteo Giusti, professional journalist, Africanist and writer, collaborates with Limes, Domino, Panorama, Il Manifesto, Il Corriere del Ticino and Rai. He has acquired a great deal of knowledge about the African continent, which he has visited and analyzed many times, also thanks to contacts with the local population. He published the book “The Attanasio Murder, Death of an Ambassador” in 2021 and in 2022 “Your Africa, the new powers against the old Europe”, both published by Castelvecchi