OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burkina Faso’s armed forces says soldiers have killed at least 20 militants after gunmen launched two simultaneous overnight attacks on military positions.
Islamic extremists have increased attacks and gained more territories this year in Burkina Faso, displacing nearly half a million people.
The office of the armed forces commander general said in a statement that 20 other unidentified gunmen were wounded, and dozens of motorcycles and other material were seized after the attacks overnight Monday into Tuesday on the military detachment in Toeni in the Sourou province and another in Bahn in the northern region’s Loroum province.
Gen. Moise Minougou said three soldiers were killed and seven others were wounded, extending condolences to their families.
Islamic extremists have increased attacks and gained more territories this year in Burkina Faso, displacing nearly half a million people.
Across the border in Mali, at least two soldiers were killed and seven others wounded by a roadside bomb in the central region.
Another nine were injured in a separate bomb attack near Burkina Faso.
Islamist militants and other armed groups operate across the region, regularly moving across borders. — NNN-AGENCIES
