An armed group linked to al-Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for what it says was an attack that killed up to 200 people and injured at least 140 in central Burkina Faso.
The attack took place on Saturday in the region of Barsalogho, about 40km (25 miles) north of the strategic town of Kaya, which analysts said is home to the last standing force protecting the capital, Ouagadougou.
Fighters opened fire on teams of people digging trenches designed to protect security outposts. Several soldiers were missing after the attack, and the attackers took weapons and a military ambulance.
Al Jazeera’s Nicholas Haque Reporting from Dakar, Senegal.
Victor Doke is a Professor of International Studies, Conflict, Peace and Security in Africa at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.
He joins us now from Accra in Ghana to discuss the latest developments.
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This guy is a liar
I have not seen you report the AES success against the terrorists. But you expect us to believe that you are not bias. I don’t trust Al Jazeera 😅😅. Up up with Pan Africanism!
They said Russia would offer better protection than France 😲
amphibian planes
France has started again, we need to defend our continent. They armed our own people to fight against us.
Russia will never help you. Russia is supporting the Islamic groups like when you call Taliban terrorist group in Russia you will end up in jailed
I suspect the people killed are Christians
Don’t be offended because I’m just speaking the sad reality here. If this happened in Ukraine , Palestine, Israel, and other western countries , with no doubt now the UNSC would have called an emergency meeting.
Why don’t you talk about the mess in your countries, stupidity
Aljazeera is a terrorists media
Why are you People continue to tell things that is not true, who is paying you guys for those fake News
RELIGION…THE PLÀGUE ON HUMANITY.👁️👂🏾👀🧠🧠👈🏾
I will just stop listening to these channels, they lie a lot
Idiots working in foreign media houses are quick to publish such happenings yet they are unable to criticize those stupid western leaders who are behind these attacks
Who is behind it!! France. Do we need evidence, No. Why ? Because Burkina Faso has rejecyed every form of neo colonialism from France and now they are paying. God help Burkina Faso
Your expert is working for thr other team and clearly singing for his supper. He is so biased and not worth to be an analyst or commentator
Ghana is one of the countries that is helping THE WEST to ARM TERRORISTS to attack the Sahel region. Ivory Coast is presently hosting western attackers – Including Ukrainians.
Is it not funny that the West, specially France has to support the terrorist groups to destabilize the Burkina Faso and Niger all together?
Aljezeera confidently you read such news about Africa 🌍. You are just a useless terrorist network that must be closed and stopped. You guys are sponsors of terrorists simple …your days are numbered on this you have fambled
U idiots Can you please give us space, ohh ma God, stupid go report in your countries we know your tricks n the whole world. I swear U not welcomed for any help nonsense. We hate u stupid
Dude, what kind of journalist are you?
You are lying inside of talking what is going on…😮😢😮😢😢
Bla bla!!!!!
Is France and paid then
Rubish
Victor supporting France after taking Gaddafi they came to pay terrorist to disturbilise Africa
The West and America should leave Africa alone they should stay back their country they claim the Own the world everything in the world belongs to them they are Supernatural what they what else are they looking for they should leave Africa alone if they claim they are Rich enough is enough Africa belongs to Africa this is not Muhammad Gaddafi that was killed by the So Called stupid and nonentity call Nato Ibrahim Burkina Faso military leader will not be easy for you people to be killed what nonsense
Propaganda!
The next thing you know France and America are going to come saying Democracy 😢
Islam cult
America and the French’s should just accept .the world has past that stage no one is a kid anymore.
Islam will destroy Africa 😢
Lies
Where is the rep from Burkina Fasoa to cover such news?
These are paid actors who are reporting they don’t even have evidence but shouting and otherwise are in the comment section to back these fake news
Africans be vigilant these are imperialists. Viva AES
Aren’t they human beings those living in Burkina Faso? Had it been ukrainians the whole world would have sent military as well as financial aid. May God help Burkina Faso and Africa.
Jihaddis religion
Ukraine claims through his ambassador giving them information where the west is sending all their weapons. We”ll defeat terrorism. RIP My heart is crying. Burkina’s son will fight for their own country
The *Religion of Peace”
Made this…. 😠😠😠
The enemy is always within they shall conquer
FRANCE LEAVE AFRICA ALONE.Please give me a like if you want European nations out of Africa affairs.
You guys are liars. Why aren’t you telling the full story, lying about villages being forced to dig tranches and spreading propaganda.
Islam.
This is y all media was suspended, this black fool sell yourself and your country for a few pennies sad
Why do i not believe this about an Ibrahim Traore led government.
I will never forgive a malicious neighbor.
The west have started again buh this time it will never work
No retreat no surrender Africa forward ever backward never.Continue reporting nonsense and lies.
No matter the amount of suffering the West and its African slaves inflict in the Sahel, they will gain their freedom and they will not bend the knee ever again.
What kind of military junta this garbage journalist is talking about ? Such a shame!
This ghanéen Guy is mad! What has ecowas done all this time? Nada.
This so call professor is a corrupt one getting paid by aljjazeera to call our government a junta. WTH
😢😢😢😢
Stop with the n3gativity please
This are Islamic terrorists…Aljesseral is hiding the the name.. Religion has blinded Aljeseral
The problem is 🇺🇸 🇫🇷, Algeria, Mauritania and NATO aiding the terrorists
Jihadi attack on poor people.
Only cowards can shoot at unarmed civilians of whom most are women and children. Shame on you.!
Bukina Faso government must take up full responsibility to protect it’s citizens no matter what
Shame on you international media nothing going on
Nato are to blame
Al Jazeera nowadays is a pro western news reporter and propagandist. They are really working hard for their mzungu western nations. France and the west must fall. No more unipolar world driven by western mzungu imperial and colonial capitalists.
Ibrahim Traore WHERE ARE you ?
Wagner Vlad, WHERE ARE you ?
Where is the african union
But U criminal white politicians😢😢😢 we are weak but we leave U in the hands of our Lord ALLAH
I think your reporter is reporting second-hand news the number is much less than you are reporting
Honestly , you lied.
Stop lying
President Ibrahim Taore, will have to stay on his toes for an extremely long time. Because France and American are angry at what he has done.
western colonial is not
believe humans Right
and international law
the western intrest and resources lake Libya
God please support the president to stand strong.
Well they are Western terrorists.
France is definitely behind this but still Burkina won’t go back to Frace
It’s evidently clear now that France and the u s are the ones sponsoring these wars in Africa
Where is Russia
France was protecting Burkina Faso but they drive out France and call for useless Russian
Whata wrong in the World 🌍😢😢
People are dying 😢😢😓
200 RIP TO OUR PATRIOTES. IB IT’S TIME TO FOR ALL OF US TO WORK TOGETHER.
IB ASK FOR HELP TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE IS NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS . PEOPLE SAY THEY LOVE YOU BUT NO OF THEM WILL COME FIGHT FOR BURKINA FASO.
Is shame that color people coming and lied in front the word we all know who’s behind it is France . France is mad because they can’t milk the cows of Niger Mali Burkina anymore . African wake up
Smells like USA
Europe and America leave us alone.
You must post stories on the unimaginable appalling consequences of homosexuality. Post the poor on the street of usa, europe, and stop being hypocritical. We’ll solve our own problem. No one cleans the mess in ones house every morning. We confidently know you guys on cnn, bbc, and aljazeera are perfectly designed to only witness bad about Africa.
When 😂😂😂the doctor told Russia this coward Qatari Al-jazeera changed the topic… 😅😅😅😅
Fake news. You all must stay away from Africa. Stay in your country
I don’t have the English word to describe you. You and your Akuffo Addo your time will come. Sell out of Africans
Trying to sabotage traore government by showing the bad stuff. He has removed foreign companies from mining gold the best they can do is show chaos so that people can be against the government. You guys never show how the government has been making strides in killing terrorists that’s funded by foreigners
Forcing innocent civilians to dig trenches with no protection from the military? 🪖 😭😭😭. The junta government has failed it’s people.
PROPAGANDA PROPAFABDA PROPAFABDA
When you re not in a good terms with the west,dey pay terrorist to distarbulise ur country.
😂😂 ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE 😂😂😂😂😂
This are not really Muslim This are disbelievers don’t call them Muslim
If Momads madness ifests minds they r not humans
President Ibrahim Traore is the official president of Burkina Faso. Stop referring to him as Junta
They have Russia what can go wrong lol
The Western Nations… Neo Colonization Is Alive … In Africa..
Those will pay for their crimes, Sick monsters of Islam.
Can you report what happens in gaza leave Africa alone
I am from Burkina Faso every can help us it’s complicated here 😥😥😥
Europe still killing our people
Evil Islam murdering innocent people again.
The russian mercenaries. Are they fighting on the Al Qaida side or?