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| Suspected jihadists kill dozens in eastern Burkina Faso |
| 2022-05-27 |
| [France24] Suspected jihadists killed around 50 civilians in Burkina Faso, the Eastern region's governor said Thursday, in the latest attack in the impoverished Sahel nation. The civilians from Madjoari died on Wednesday trying to flee a jihadist blockade, said Colonel Hubert Yameogo in a statement, adding that the toll was provisional. Survivors told AFP by telephone they had been trying to get away from the attackers as food ran out. "The people were intercepted and executed by the terrorists," one survivor said. "All the dead were men." The governor of the region said: "Security operations are underway to restore peace". One of the world's poorest countries, Burkina Faso has been shaken by jihadist raids since 2015, with the movements linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 From Deutsche Welle: The victims were traveling to a town in the nearby commune of Pama, which is close to the country's borders with Benin and Togo. They had been trying to escape a blockade set up by bad boys. "The people were intercepted and executed by the terrorists," one survivor told news agency AFP. "All the dead were men." Madjoari saw two other attacks this month, with one killing 17 civilians and another killing 11 soldiers. Burkina Faso’s president was tossed in a coup in January after members of the armed forces expressed anger over worsening Death Eater attacks. However, levels of violence have remained high. Earlier this month, eight soldiers were killed and 13 maimed in Burkina Faso’s neighboring state of Togo, possibly the first deadly raid in the country by Death Eaters. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-05-27 22:49 |