At least 60 jihadists was killed in an Army airstrike last Friday after gunmen ambushed a military unit in northern Burkina Faso. at least eight soldiers died, Burkinabe Armed Forces reported today.
“As many as sixty terrorists were killed in the airstrike against the enemy troops. They were trying to infiltrate towards the northern border.”It was stated in the statement made by the Armed Forces Communications and Public Relations Directorate.
“Seven armed vehicles and dozens of motorcycles It was also destroyed by the aircraft of the National Armed Forces.
The attack took place after the last day 17 gunmen ambushed To a military unit in the (northern) Oudalan province in the Sahel region.
In a statement after the incident, the army said, Troops were dispatched to the battlefield, location of search operations.
Temporary balance, “eight corpses of soldiers found on the battlefield, 3 injured were evacuated and treated“, but the search continues for a few soldiers.
“Operations continue. and (…) all means are being used to find the soldiers who are still missing,” he said.
Burkina Faso is suffering frequent jihadist attacks It has been committed since April 2015 by groups affiliated with both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, especially in the north of the country.
country eligible two blows In 2022: One committed on January 24, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, and the other on September 30 by Captain Abraham Traoré.
The seizure of power by the military followed, on both occasions, discontent between the public and the Army over the jihadist attacks. displacement of approximately 1.9 million peopleaccording to government data.