In Burkina Faso, the army announces that it has killed at least 50 suspected terrorists

A Burkinabe soldier in Dori, February 3, 2020. (illustrative image) AFP - OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT

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This report was made public on Monday, May 9, 2022, by the Burkinabè army.

These are two operations carried out in two different regions of the country.

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A first army operation took place in the North-West, more precisely, in the loop of Mouhoun.

An ambush was allegedly set by a dozen people and the Garsi unit (Rapid Action Surveillance and Intervention Group) of Barani, according to the army staff, " 

 ".

The army specifies that this unit "routed the attackers, neutralizing at least 40 terrorists".

Combat equipment was recovered following a search.

Frequent attacks

The second operation took place in the province of Poni, on the border with Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

This time, it was a unit of the 22nd infantry regiment of the Gaoua commando which was on the maneuver, supported by the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland.

The army indicates that ten suspected terrorists have been "neutralized" and that weapons have been seized.

Security is an important aspect for the president of the transition:

in recent days.

On Saturday, ten army auxiliaries and two civilians were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in the North.

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