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2020-07-09 Africa North
Extrajudicial killings suspected (or jihadis) as almost 200 bodies found in Burkina Faso
[Jpost] At least 180 bodies have been found in common graves in Djibo, a town in the north of Burkina Faso
...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other...
, Human Rights Watch (HRW), said in a report released on Wednesday, saying that the killings were likely carried out by government forces.

"Available evidence suggests government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions," HRW said. It called for the government to hold those responsible to account.

The Burkina Faso government told HRW it will investigate the claims.

Minister of Defence Moumina Cheriff Sy said the killings could have been committed by jihadist groups using stolen army uniforms and logistical equipment.

"It is difficult for the population to distinguish between armed terrorist groups and the defense and security forces," he said.

Burkina Faso has been battling murderous Moslem groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
since 2017. Hundreds of civilians have been killed and almost a million displaced by the conflict, which is also affecting neighbors Niger and Mali.

The HRW report said the killings in Djibo likely took place between November 2019 and June 2020. Residents who saw the bodies told HRW that the dead were all men.

It said the bodies were left in groups along major roadways, under bridges, and in fields and vacant lots around Djibo.

"Burkina Faso authorities need to urgently uncover who turned Djibo into a 'killing field,'" said Corinne Dufka, Sahel director at Human Rights Watch.

A community leader in Djibo told HRW, "Many of the dead were blindfolded, had their hands tied up...and were shot in the head."

Many who spoke to HRW said they were fearful of being killed by government forces as well as jihadi murderous Moslems.

"At night, so many times I'd hear the sound of vehicles and then, bam! bam! bam! ... And the next morning we'd see or hear of bodies found in this place or that," a Djibo farmer said.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-07-09 02:19|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 Didn't I read an article here the other day about some beadle at the UN who's supposed to look into this sort of thing?
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-07-09 13:05||   2020-07-09 13:05|| Front Page Top










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