In north-central Burkina Faso, three soldiers were killed by the explosion of a mine, according to a press release of the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, this Saturday, November 26, 2022.
“An incident with an improvised explosive device occurred this Friday, November 25, 2022 in the Bourzanga-Kongoussi axis while returning from an escort mission in Djibo”the press release of the Burkinabe army indicates.
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This incident, condemns the army, unfortunately caused “The loss of four (04) of our brave warriors. One (01) injured, urgently evacuated, was provided by the health service of the Armed Forces ».
Burkina Faso has been hit by terrorist attacks since 2015. According to Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela, the country has around two million internally displaced people.
Still aiming to better fight terrorism, the Burkinabe government has launched the recruitment of 50,000 volunteer homeland defense fighters (VDP, army auxiliaries) to support the army in the fight against terrorism.
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