At least ten dead as a result of a series of jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso

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At least ten dead as a result of a series of jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso

Armed men suspected of belonging to Jihadist groupsA series of attacks on military sites in the north and east of Burkina Faso at the end of the week, resulting in at least ten deaths, according to what security sources reported on Sunday.

Burkina Faso, which has been ruled since September 2022 by a military council led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has been facing violence launched by jihadist groups linked to ISIS for more than a decade.

And on Saturday, it was targeted "A group of hundreds of terrorists" A military site in Tetau, the capital of Lorum state in the north of the country, according to what a security source in the region announced to Agence France-Presse.

Technical facilities

The source stated that "Technical facilities" It was destroyed in addition to part of the camp, without any indication of casualties.

Conflicting reports spread on Social media reported that dozens of soldiers had been killed, but Agence France-Presse was unable to verify it independently on Sunday afternoon.

The military junta does not comment on the repeated jihadist attacks taking place in the country.

Worrying information

The Ministry of the Interior in Ghana, which neighbors Burkina Faso, announced that it had received information "Disturbing" around "A truck of tomato traders was attacked by a terrorist in Titao" Saturday.

The ministry added that the Ghanaian embassy is in Burkina Faso "We are in contact with the Burkinabe authorities to visit the site of the attack with the aim of obtaining details and identifying the Ghanaians who were affected"

The same security source reported that another military site in Tangare, in eastern Burkina Faso, was also attacked on Saturday.

A series of attacks

The source confirmed the fall of "Victims" Among the water and forest protection personnel charged with guarding the site, believing that "This series of attacks is not a passing matter".

He added "There seems to be coordination between the jihadists"

Another security source indicated that "A terrorist group attacked a military detachment in Belanga" Thursday in the east of the country.

The source reported that "A large part of the unit was sabotaged, and about ten were killed" Of soldiers and civilian assistants to the army.

A source in the area confirmed the attack, and later spoke about the occurrence of "Damage in the city" Bilanga, and the spread of attackers there until the next day.

The military junta promised upon assuming power that security would return to Burkina Faso within months, but the country is still witnessing a cycle of violence that has claimed tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers since 2015, more than half of them in the last three years, according to the organization "Aclid" Non-governmental organizations that count victims of conflicts.