More than twenty people died in an alleged incident last Sunday. jihadist attack Locals processed in central Burkina Faso and intended for traders traveling on the highway told EFE on Tuesday.
“The terrorists own this road. They loot our goods, burn the rest, and when they decide, they kill and leave nothing.. We feel powerless and angry. “We have the impression that the authorities have forgotten us,” he said.
A local journalist told EFE that the attack occurred around 5 pm (5 pm GMT) near the village of Kanyire, near the town of Nahao in the Middle-East region. Raphael Zougmore.
The driver transporting the bodies to the nearby city of Tenkodogo, those who died were at least 28 years old, According to what he told Zougmore, who saw him next to him, “charred bodies” and “burning vehicles” at the scene.
Local leader Sami Bérenger said this Monday, “loss of human life” Without specifying a number due to “terrorist attacks in the commune of Bittou”.
Bérenger urged “all the people, and especially the youth, to take action to account for the victims of this barbaric act”. proper burial“.
Burkina Faso has faced frequent jihadist attacks since then. April 2015, especially in the north of the region, by groups affiliated with both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
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The Army’s twice seizure of power came after popular discontent with the Army over jihadist attacks. displacement of more than two million people, according to the latest government data.
on June 1st, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned that Burkina Faso is the first to top the list of most neglected displacement crises in the world, as aid and humanitarian aid were diverted to Ukraine after the Russian invasion.