The “Nasra Al Islam and Muslims” group – affiliated with al -Qaeda – claimed responsibility for the attack that targeted a military site in the northern Burkina Faso region, confirming that it had killed 60 soldiers, according to the American intelligence “Site” organization last Tuesday.
The organizer – which follows the activities of jihadist groups online – said that the organization published messages on Monday and Tuesday, in which it claimed responsibility for 4 attacks carried out in Burkina Faso and Mali.
These attacks highlight the major security challenges facing the three coastal countries (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) in the face of rebellion and escalating attacks.
The authorities in Burkina Faso have yet to issue any official comment on the recent attacks, which the country has known this week.
According to “Site”, the most prominent attacks took place in the town of “Soleil”, where the “Supporting of Islam and Muslims” fighters stormed an army site, and killed a number of soldiers, without the organization set the date of the attack.
In another east attack, 10 elements of the “Psychological Self -Defense Communities” (VDP “pro -government, in the” Ghananga “region, were killed, according to the same source.
In a photographer, Othman Deco, leader of the “Supporting Islam and Muslims” group in Burkina Faso, appeared, urging the residents of the town of “Gibo” in the north of the country to leave for their safety.
Violent attacks
A military base in “Jebu” was attacked last Sunday, killing dozens of soldiers and civilians.
Reuters news agency quoted 3 sources from “Gibo” as saying that the attack was very violent, and hundreds of armed men participated in, targeting facilities including soldiers and elements of pro -government militias.
One teacher said that he saw the soldiers “burning in the explosions, large warehouses were confiscated, and civilians were killed by fire.”
In a related context, reports spoke about the entry of armed men into the city of Diaga, east of Burkina Faso, near the border with Mali and Niger.
In videos spread on the communication sites yesterday, unknown gunmen appeared on motorcycles roaming the streets of the town of “Diaga”, amid the shooting and the escalation of smoke columns.
According to observers, the “victory of Islam and Muslims” showed its power by controlling major cities, without resistance from the security forces, and it is likely to continue to carry out such attacks.
“The victory of Islam and Muslims” is classified as a jihadist movement belonging to al -Qaeda, which is active in the Sahel and African Sahara region, and targets foreign and African forces.
This group was established in early March 2017, with the integration of 4 armed movements in Mali and the Sahel region, “Ansar Al -Din, Massena Brigades, Al -Murabitun Brigade, the Emirate of the Greater Desert Region”, which are organizations that have experiences in implementing the painful strikes of their opponents.
