A soldier was killed and about fifteen
"terrorists neutralized"
Saturday in Tankoualou, in the province of Komadjari, in eastern Burkina Faso, while eight other jihadists were killed in Tapoko, in the southwest of the country. , the army announced on Monday.
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"
The military detachment of Tankoualou
" Province of Komandjari "
repelled an attack during the night of November 5 to 6"
, indicates a
press
release from the army staff, specifying that
"a soldier of the detachment unfortunately fell in during the fighting ”
.
"Three other wounded soldiers were evacuated by air to medical structures of the Armed Forces"
, adds the staff.
“The response of the elements of the detachment made it possible to neutralize about fifteen terrorists and to recover their weapons. A large quantity of ammunition as well as motorcycles were also seized, ”
he continues.
On November 2, a unit of the National Armed Forces intercepted and neutralized a group of terrorists in the Tapoko area, in Houet province (southwest), according to the same source.
“These terrorists, who were carrying a lot of logistics, started fighting when the unit tried to apprehend them.
No loss was recorded on the friend's side.
On the enemy side, there are 8 terrorists killed, ”
says the staff.
It indicates that
"several Kalashnikovs, a large quantity of ammunition and magazines, motorcycles, uninitiated improvised explosive devices, means of communication and various personal items"
were seized.
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Burkina Faso has been facing regular and deadly jihadist attacks since 2015, in particular in the northern and eastern regions, close to Mali and Niger, countries also confronted with operations by armed jihadists.
These attacks, often coupled with ambushes and attributed to jihadist movements affiliated with the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda, killed more than 2,000 and forced more than 1.4 million people to flee their homes.