More than 100 killed in Jihadi attacks in northern Burkina Faso star-news.press/wp

BAMAKO, MALI – Džihadi Group’s attack in northern Burkina Faso killed more than 100 people, mostly soldiers, auxiliary workers and local residents.

Attack on several locations, including the military base and long surrounded Strategic City of Djibo, appeared at the beginning of Sunday, said that a worker who can be actively involved in Dialogues in the hard measure Burkina Faso. A student from that area said her father was among the killed.

Both individuals talked to the associated reporters on Monday on the state of anonymity for fear of retaliation.

The Jihadi Group is aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal-Muslim, or the JNIM, which is active in the Sahel region, took responsibility for the Sunday’s attack.

Running Army Junta, an exceeded nation of 23 million years was among the worst goal of the security crisis in the African region Sahel, known as a global hot spot for violent extremism. Approximately half of Burkina Faso outside the government as a result of violence that contributed two strokes in 2022. years. Government security forces are also accused of extraordinity.

A help worker, as well as Charlie Werb, an independent analyst that focuses on Sahel, recounted that Sunday’s attack began at the same time at different locations on Sunday 6 hours.

“JNIM Fighters attacked eight sites at the same time to spread the Burkina Airline, where JNIM fighters first took control of all input controls in the city, especially a special anti-terrorist unit.” Said an auxiliary worker.

WERB, who studied videos published online, said that the attackers spent several hours in areas without airport Burca Faso, unlike similar attacks on Djibo in the past, when security forces have successfully refused extremists.

The latest attack shows that the JNIM’s reach is escalated and expanding in Burkina Faso, said Wassim Nasr, Specialist Sahel and a senior research guy in Soufan’s security tanks in the center. “The fact that the target DJIBO confirms the scope of JNIM’s freedom of movement in Burkina Faso.”

Analysts warned that Junta’s military escalation strategy, including the massive employment of civilians in poorly trained militia, exacerbated interethnic tensions.