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All Christmas Celebrations Canceled In Burkina Faso After Terrorist Attack - Edoman - 12-25-2019 Quote:An attack in Burkina Faso has killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, in one of the deadliest assaults to hit the West African country in nearly five years of violence. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/mourning-burkina-faso-attack-kills-dozens-191225001927810.html RE: All Christmas Celebrations Canceled In Burkina Faso After Terrorist Attack - Edoman - 12-25-2019 80 terrorists, 31 women, others killed during Christmas eve attack at Burkina-Faso military base A militant attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday, December 24th killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women. Seven soldiers and 80 jihadists were also killed in the double attack on a military base in Arbinda town in Soum province. It was one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of jihadist violence in the country. Burkina Faso, bordering Mali and Niger, has seen regular jihadist attacks which have left hundreds dead since the start of 2015 when militant violence began to spread across the Sahel region. “A large group of terrorists simultaneously attacked the military base and the civilian population in Arbinda. This barbaric attack resulted in the deaths of 35 civilian victims, most of them women,” President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said on Twitter, praising the “bravery and commitment” of the defence and security forces. Communications minister and government spokesman Remis Dandjinou later said 31 of the civilian victims were women. The president has declared 48-hours of national mourning. The morning raid was carried out by dozens of jihadists on motorbikes and lasted several hours before armed forces backed by the air force drove the militants back, the army said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but jihadist violence in Burkina Faso has been blamed on militants linked to both Al Qaeda and Islamic State groups. Leaders of the G5 Sahel nations held summit talks in Niger earlier this month, calling for closer cooperation and international support in the battle against the Islamist threat. Militant violence has spread across the vast Sahel region, especially in Burkina Faso and Niger, having started when armed Islamists revolted in northern Mali in 2012. The Sahel region of Africa lies to the south of the Sahara Desert and stretches across the breadth of the African continent. RE: All Christmas Celebrations Canceled In Burkina Faso After Terrorist Attack - Edoman - 12-26-2019 Aftermath of Burkina Faso deadly attacks: France announces military troops deployment to Burkina Faso Following the deadly terrorist attacks that happened in Burkina Faso, killing 35 civilians, almost all of them women, on Christmas eve, the French government has announced it'll be deploying it's military to the African nation. The attack seen as one of the deadliest in the 5 year history of jihadist operations in the country killed seven soldiers and 80 jihadists in Arbinda town in Soum province (incase you missed the story read Here) Florence Parly, the French minister of armed forces announced her country will be deploying ground troops to the "three border" areas of Burkina Faso. During a visit to the country's capital, Ouagadougou, she said , "the launch of operation 'Bourgou 4' will be led by Barkhane [France's military operation in the Sahel region of Africa], but with the eminent contribution of two Burkinabe companies. The operation will take place in the coming days in the three border area, which is where there is most need." This move represents France's first major commitment of ground troops in Burkina Faso, since over the last 5 years, France has deployed the majority of its 4,500 troops to other African countries like Mali, Niger and Chad. The "three borders area" of the country is where Burkina Faso's border meets those of Mali and Niger, a region severely threatened by jihadist groups. |