Execution of 172 civilians in Burkina Faso by terrorists

Deadly terrorist attacks on several villages in Burkina Faso left nearly 200 victims. “Benyamin Coulibaly”, the prosecutor of Wahigoya in the north of Burkina Faso, announced on Sunday in a statement that last week during the widespread and deadly attacks on three villages in this region, about 170 people were executed and some were injured.

The regional prosecutor of Burkina Faso added that these attacks have also left other material damages.

At the same time as the reports about the attacks on the villages of Komsilga, Nodin and Soro in Yatenga province in Burkina Faso, news sources reported the execution of 172 civilians in this country located in Africa.

Last week, the Union of Islamic Associations of Burkina Faso announced that at least 14 people died as a result of a terrorist attack in a mosque in the east of this country. The attack took place in the city of Natyaboani. A few days before, gunmen attacked a Catholic church in northeastern Burkina Faso, leaving about 15 dead.

Natiaboani is located in the inflamed east of Burkina Faso; An area where extremist militias are said to be active.

In the last decade, this country located in West Africa has always struggled with the insurgency of extremist militia groups, most of which come from neighboring Mali.

Source: Mehr