Burkina Faso Genocide: While the war continues between Israel and Iran’s allies across the Middle East, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in the African country Burkina Faso shot dead at least 600 people in a horrific attack. This attack was so terrible that it took 3 days for people to collect the dead bodies. It was reported that about 600 people, most of whom were women and children, have died in a horrific attack in the city of Barsalogo in Burkina Faso. This massacre was carried out on August 24 by terrorists of Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen (JNIM), an affiliate of al-Qaeda. When the villagers were digging trenches for safety.
The attack is one of the most devastating events in the troubled history of the African country Burkina Faso, which has been hit by an escalating jihadist insurgency since 2015. According to CNN, witnesses of this incident have told the media about the scenes of terror. According to reports, armed militants arrived on motorcycles. They entered the outskirts of the city and fired indiscriminately on the people working in the trenches. A person who survived this attack said, ‘I started crawling into the ditch to escape. But it seemed that the attackers were following the trenches.
screaming everywhere
The man who survived the attack vividly recalled the chaos and said, ‘There was blood everywhere on my path.’ There was screaming everywhere. Another survivor lost two members of his family in the attack. He told that the violence continued throughout the day. The local community had to undertake the arduous task of collecting dead bodies for three days after the attack. A resident said that there were so many dead bodies that it was almost impossible to bury them.
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Nearly 3,800 people murdered this year
According to the United Nations, about 200 people died. While a security assessment by the French government said that the number of deaths could be up to 600. This tragic incident reflects the deteriorating security situation in Burkina Faso. Where Jihadi groups associated with Al-Qaeda and Islamic State have wreaked havoc. This year alone approximately 3,800 people have been killed.
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first published : October 5, 2024, 7:46 pm IST
