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Islamic extremists kill 5 in Burkina Faso's north
[Ynet] Burkina Faso...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other... 's government says suspected jihadis have killed at least five people in three different villages in the country's volatile north. Residents of Sibe, Neyda and Ndidja said Tuesday that armed members of local Islamic turban group Ansaroul Islam attacked Monday on cycle of violences. The military says it has deployed troops to secure the area. Landlocked Burkina Faso's remote northern Sahel region ... North Africa's answer to the Pak tribal areas... bordering Niger and Mali has recently become the target of increased Islamic turban attacks. The area is home to Islamic preacher Ibrahim Malam Dicko, whose Ansarul Islam group is now considered a terrorist group by Burkina Faso's government. The military says it is withdrawing its battalion from Sudan to redeploy along its border with Mali to fight turbans. The first group of the soldiers arrived last week. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-07-26 |
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