Burkina Faso-Terrorist attack: 44 civilians killed and injured near the Niger border

Burkina Faso-Terrorist attack: 44 civilians killed and injured near the Niger border

The attack was perpetrated by armed terrorist groups overnight from Thursday to Friday in two villages in the Sahelian region of Burkina Faso near the border with Niger. According to the governor of the region, the provisional assessment of this despicable and barbaric attack “which targeted the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi, “stated 44 civilians killed and wounded”.

1. Ongoing stabilization actions

The authority assured that "actions to stabilize the locality are underway after (an) offensive led by the defense and security forces (FDS) which made it possible to put out of harm's way the armed terrorist groups which carried out the said attack”.

2. A spiral of violence since 2015

 

Burkina Faso, in particular its northern part, has been caught since 2015 in a spiral of violence attributed to jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) organization, which have killed more than 10.000 civilians and soldiers – according to NGOs, and some two million internally displaced people.

3. Provisional assessment of the attack

Forty-four civilians were killed during the attack on the villages of Kourakou and Tondob in northeastern Burkina Faso by "armed terrorist groups" overnight from Thursday to Friday, the governor of the region of Burkina Faso said on Saturday. Sahel. “The provisional assessment of this despicable and barbaric attack shows 44 civilians killed and wounded”, details Lieutenant-Colonel Rodolphe Sorgho. 31 were killed in Kourakou and 13 in Tondobi, these villages near the Niger border, he said.

4. Appeal to the population for defense

 

The governor assured that "actions to stabilize the locality are underway after (an) offensive led by the defense and security forces (FDS) which made it possible to put out of harm's way the armed terrorist groups which perpetrated the said offensive". Lieutenant-Colonel Sorgho also invited the local populations on Saturday “to join forces with the FDS

The attack was carried out by armed terrorist groups overnight from Thursday to Friday in two villages in the Sahelian region of Burkina Faso near the border with Niger. According to the governor of the region, the provisional assessment of this despicable and barbaric attack “which targeted the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi, “stated 44 civilians killed and wounded”.

1. Ongoing stabilization actions

 

The authority assured that "actions to stabilize the locality are underway after (an) offensive led by the defense and security forces (FDS) which made it possible to put out of harm's way the armed terrorist groups which carried out the said attack”.

2. A spiral of violence since 2015

 

Burkina Faso, in particular its northern part, has been caught since 2015 in a spiral of violence attributed to jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) organization, which have killed more than 10.000 civilians and soldiers – according to NGOs, and some two million internally displaced people.

3. Provisional assessment of the attack

 

Forty-four civilians were killed during the attack on the villages of Kourakou and Tondob in northeastern Burkina Faso by "armed terrorist groups" overnight from Thursday to Friday, the governor of the region of Burkina Faso said on Saturday. Sahel. “The provisional assessment of this despicable and barbaric attack shows 44 civilians killed and wounded”, details Lieutenant-Colonel Rodolphe Sorgho. 31 were killed in Kourakou and 13 in Tondobi, these villages near the Niger border, he said.

4. Appeal to the population for defense

 

The governor assured that "actions to stabilize the locality are in progress after (an) offensive led by the defense and security forces (FDS) which made it possible to put out of harm's way the armed terrorist groups which perpetrated the said attack". Lieutenant-Colonel Sorgho also invited the local populations on Saturday “to join forces with the FDS