Once again we see an African government either unable or unwilling, or both, to stand up to a jihad force that appears to be superior to the national military.
“Jihadists from Al-Qaeda-linked terror group kill 600 civilians within hours in Burkina Faso, reveals French security assessment,” OpIndia, October 5, 2024:
Terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda affiliate gunned down over 600 civilians within hours in August this year, a report by French security assessment recently said, underscoring the menace of Islamic terrorism faced by the poor West African nation.
As per the intelligence agency, terrorists attacked Barsalogho town in Burkina Faso on August 24 and killed over 600 civilians while digging trenches for defence—one of the deadliest single-day attacks in Africa in recent decades.
The military had ordered locals to dig large trenches around the town to protect themselves from jihadists. However, terrorists belonging to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an Al-Qaeda affiliate terror group, attacked these defences while they were still under construction, accusing the civilians of being combatants due to their involvement in the trench digging, eyewitness cited by the report said.
Videos on social media reveal people lying defenceless in the dirt excavated for the trenches as the militants took their lives. Several victims, including women and children, were killed while attempting to feign death. The videos capture the sounds of their screams mixed with automatic gunfire.
The Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM is based out of Mali and operates actively in Burkina Faso. It has been involved in several terror attacks across the expanse of West Africa, a region long plagued by the scourge of Islamic terrorism. A series of coups in several West African countries have forced Western nations to flee and allowed the jihadist forces to fill in the vacuum….
somehistory says
Then, this is not another attack on the people told to dig trenches as a defense against those who came and murdered them because they were trying to defend themselves against just such an attack.
And we here in the U.S. don’t read much at all about what goes on in Africa. I did see some video on this when it was first reported. It was very hard to watch, but it is important to know what mozlums are doing to innocent people.
The murderers will reap…soon…the bitter harvest of evil they are so abundantly sowing.
Tony Rice says
As Harold McMillan said, ” the wind of changes are blowing through Africa ” And some are not too healthy, but at least ” whitey ” can’t be held responsible.
Barb says
Wait, someone will concoct a story of how we are at fault.
I would say gather all of the special forces. Tell them the purpose of their next mission is to take out all of the Muslim terrorists. Leave the citizens alone or help them during the mission. This is the only way to protect those who are being terrorized and murdered.
gravenimage says
Sadly, Burkina Faso is almost 65% Muslim. Not a lot of will to oppose Jihad terror in the governmdent there–just like in plces like Nigeria.
gravenimage says
Burkina Faso: Islamic jihadis murdered over 600 civilians within hours
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And yet here in the West no reporting of this terrible news–just crickets…
Les says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77x45y130lo
abu taleb says
It is openly genocide toward non muslim Africans. But nobody cares.
Any body who let crime happen and do nothing, is guilty too.