The Burkina Faso Army informed this Tuesday Death of 40 suspected terrorists and 34 fighters of government forces, in the town of Namsiguia in Bam province in the north-central region of the country, ambushed a convoy between the army and volunteers. These are 31 soldiers accompanying a refueling convoy and three members of the so-called Homeland Defense Volunteers (VDP).
“Despite the energetic response of the troops, the fighting, which was particularly fierce, resulted in significant casualties,” said a statement where the military stated that more than twenty wounded had been transferred to hospitals.
The Chief of Staff of the Burkinabe Armed Forces “hailed the determination of these brave warriors in the work of reconquering the national territory and the sacrifices made for the homeland” after expressing his condolences and wishing a speedy recovery for the deceased injured.
Burkina Faso has been ruled by a military junta since the January 2022 coup against then-president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Increased insecurity since 2015. The junta is now headed by Abraham Traoré, who in September led a coup d’etat against then-leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in what was considered a “palace coup”.
constant attacks in the country, both al-Qaeda-linked and Islamic State-linked they have also contributed to the rise of inter-communal violence in the region and led to the development of self-defense groups, to which the Burkinabe government added ‘volunteers’. The deterioration of security has led to a wave of internally displaced persons and refugees to other countries in the region.