More than 100 killed in the Jihadi attack in North Burkina Faso

Bamako, Mali – An attack by a Jihadi group in North Burkina Faso killed more than 100 people, mainly soldiers, a auxiliary worker and resident on Monday.

The attack in several places, including a military base and the long -besieged strategic city of Djibo, took place early Sunday, an auxiliary worker who was actively involved in dialogues in Burkina Faso's stubborn communities. A student from the area said her father was among those killed.

Both people spoke on Monday with the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

A Jihadi group, which was organized with al-Qaida, known as Jama'at Nasr al-Islam Wal-Muslimin or Jnim, who is active in the Sahel region, took responsibility for the attack on Sunday.

The inland led by a military Junta was hit by the worst of the security crisis in the Sahel region of Africa, which is known as a global hotspot for violent extremism. About half of Burkina Faso is due to the violence that contributed to two coupons in 2022. The government's security forces were also accused of extrajudicial murders.

The auxiliary worker and Charlie Werb, an independent analyst who concentrated on the Sahel, reported how the attack on Sunday started in different locations on Sunday.

“Jnim fighters attacked eight places at the same time to dispel the Burkina Faso Air Force. The main attack occurred in Djibo, where Jnim fighters took control of all the city's entry control points for the first time before they attacked the military camp, in particular the special anti-terrorist unit camp,” said the auxiliary worker.

Werb, who studied videos published online, said that the attackers spent several hours in the areas of Burkina Faso in the areas without the military's military support, in contrast to similar attacks on Djibo in the past when the security forces have successfully withdrawn the extremists.

The most recent attack shows that Jnim's escalating strength and the increasing reach in Burkina Faso, said Wassim Nasr, a Sahel specialist and senior research fellow at the Soufan Center Security Think tank. “The fact that Djibo was targeted confirms the extent of Jnim's freedom of movement in Burkina Faso.”

Analysts have warned that the strategy of the Junta of military escalation, including the mass recruitment of civilians, has deteriorated with poorly trained militias, inter -ethnic tensions.