home
article
At least 200 people dead in Burkina Faso following a series of armed attacks by suspected terrorists

At least 200 people dead in Burkina Faso following a series of armed attacks by suspected terrorists

ai generated text

The recent attack in Barsalogho, Burkina Faso, resulted in the deaths of at least 200 people and injured 140 others. The attack, attributed to an al-Qaeda-linked armed group, occurred on Saturday and targeted both civilians and security personnel. The victims included women and children. The attack is considered one of the deadliest this year in Burkina Faso, a country plagued by conflict. The exact number of casualties varies slightly across reports, with some sources citing at least 100 villagers and soldiers killed, while others report over 200 deaths. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Mahamadou Sana
Burkina Faso government
1. We are not going to accept such barbarity on the territory.
Ulf Laessing
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
1. As of now, I think the government thinks they can still regain territory.
2. Burkina Faso is the smallest [compared to Niger and Mali] and very densely populated. … Whenever the army attacks, you have many more civilian victims. That makes it so brutal.
3. They are married into local populations, and it's hard for the military to find them because they blend in quite quickly.
4. That's part of the frustration for the Burkina Faso army, that they can't fight them.
5. They are conducting more operations and have secured some roads in the capital and a nearby town, but the bottom line is they haven't achieved much and cannot sustain presence when they gain territory.