The convoy protected by the military was carrying supplies to the town of Djibo.
Eleven A soldier has been found dead and around 50 civilians are missing in Burkina Faso after Islamist militants attacked a 150-vehicle convoy carrying supplies to the north of the country on Monday, the country’s government said on Tuesday, Reuters news agency reported. by.
The attack wounded 28 people, including 20 soldiers, a government spokesman said Lionel Bilgon the statement stated. The army had said earlier that dozens of trucks were destroyed in the attack.
The attack took place in Gaskinde in Soum province, where attacks by Islamist militants on villages, police and military personnel have increased since 2015.
According to a security source who spoke to news agency AFP, up to 60 people may have actually died in the attack, the source said, apparently referring to the missing civilians. According to the source, practically the entire convoy of 150 vehicles was set on fire.
Militants have besieged several areas, so government convoys and airlifts have been delivering essential supplies to trapped civilians. The convoy protected by the military was carrying supplies to the town of Djibo.
INSECURITY has increased in West Africa’s Sahel over the past decade, as groups with links to Islamist extremist organizations al-Qaeda and ISIS have gained a foothold in the region and killed thousands of people.
In addition, more than a million people have been forced to leave their homes despite the presence of foreign troops and UN peacekeepers.
Representatives of extremist organizations have mined roads, besieged cities, destroyed water plants and prevented the transport of essential supplies to the increasingly isolated northern and eastern parts of Burkina Faso.
At least 35 civilians were killed on 6 September when a vehicle in a convoy hit a roadside bomb between the towns of Djibo and Bourzanga.
Frustration over the increased attacks led to a military coup against the former president of Burkina Faso in January Roch Kaborea against. Despite the change of power, the violence has continued.
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