This Monday, the Burkina Faso Army launched a series of attacks against a “large base” of alleged terrorists located in the middle east of the country and Ha neutralized dozens of them Within the framework of increased insecurity in the country due to the presence of the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.
According to the Burkinabe news agency AIB, this attack was in response to an attack on an outpost of the country’s security forces in Kongloré, in the Koulpélogo province (middle east).
In addition to the activities of terrorist groups, insecurity in the country also contributed to this situation. increase in intercommunal violence, so self-defense groups developed The Burkinabe Government added ‘volunteers’ to these. The deterioration of security has led to an influx of internally displaced persons and refugees towards other countries in the region.
Burkina Faso, ruled by a military junta since the coup against then-president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in January 2022, has been facing an environment of increasing insecurity since 2015. The junta is currently headed by Ibrahim Traoré, who took part in a ‘palace’ uprising in September. Coup against Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who was the leader by then.