33 civilians have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in western Burkina Faso. A “cowardly and barbaric terrorist attack” took place in the village of Youlou in Mouhoun province, the governor of the Boucle du Mouhoun region, Babo Pierre Bassinga, said in a statement on Saturday.
The incident happened Thursday. “Armed men targeted peaceful civilians who grew vegetables on the banks of the river,” Bassinga explains. According to a “preliminary balance”, 33 people were killed. Local sources confirmed the presence of “heavily armed” attackers on motorcycles who fired “indiscriminately” at the vegetable growers.
Regular armed attacks
Since 2015, there have been regular armed attacks by jihadist groups, especially in northern Burkina Faso, some of which collaborate with the al-Qaeda terror network and the jihadist militia “Islamic State” (IS). More than 10,000 people died in the fighting and two million people were forced to flee.
general mobilization
A state of emergency has been in effect in eight of the thirteen regions since March. It was extended by six months by the transitional legislator on Friday. In mid-April, the country’s military junta announced a “general mobilization” to combat jihadist attacks.
Source: Krone
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