[PULSE.NG] 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...
, part of a joint French-led military campaign against jihadists in the Sahel, is on the frontline of the Islamist Death Eater insurgency that has gripped parts of west and central Africa.
During last week's operations, special forces, army and air force units hit murderous Moslems in Kombienbiga, Kabonga and other eastern regions between Tuesday and Wednesday, an army statement said.
"This operation has taken out 29
A security source said most of the murderous Moslems were killed in air strikes on their hideouts and rest in clean-up sweeps by ground forces.
Militant raids began in the north of Burkina Faso in 2015 before spreading to the east, leaving more than 300 dead so far, according to AFP estimates.
The capital Ouagadougou has been hit three times in the past three years, killing at least 60 people, including in a coordinated attack last March targeting the French embassy and the country's military headquarters.