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Burkina Faso's Army Eliminates Leader of Terrorist Group, Reports Say
Burkina Faso's Army Eliminates Leader of Terrorist Group, Reports Say
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Burkina Faso has been suffering from terrorist activity since 2015. Several international extremist groups operate in the country, including the Support Group... 03.03.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Burkina Faso's army eliminated the leader of the Al-Qaeda*-linked group, Hassan Idrissa Boli, the Burkinabe news agency AIB reported.The military also destroyed about 26 militants of the so-called Support Group for Islam and Muslims as a result of fighting on the border of the country's Mouhoun and Nayala provinces.Since 2019, Boli reportedly controlled militants in the provinces of Kossi and Banwa in western Burkina Faso, and also created one of the largest terrorist bases in the region in the country's village of Kinsere.According to non-governmental organizations, at least 10,000 civilians and military personnel were killed by terrorists, operating in the country since 2015. Approximately 2 million residents of Burkina Faso have been forced to flee their homes.
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Burkina Faso's Army Eliminates Leader of Terrorist Group, Reports Say
Burkina Faso has been suffering from terrorist activity since 2015. Several international extremist groups operate in the country, including the Support Group for Islam and Muslims group, which was formed in 2017 and has close ties to Al-Qaeda*.
Burkina Faso's army eliminated the leader of the Al-Qaeda*-linked group, Hassan Idrissa Boli, the Burkinabe news agency AIB reported.
The military also destroyed about 26 militants of the so-called Support Group for Islam and Muslims as a result of fighting on the border of the country's Mouhoun and Nayala provinces.
Since 2019, Boli reportedly controlled militants in the provinces of Kossi and Banwa in western Burkina Faso, and also created one of the largest terrorist bases in the region in the country's village of Kinsere.
According to non-governmental organizations, at least 10,000 civilians and military personnel were killed by
terrorists, operating in the country since 2015. Approximately 2 million residents of Burkina Faso have been forced to flee their homes.
