BURKINA FASO: MILITANTS STAGE MASS CASUALTY REVENGE ATTACK IN RESTIVE NORTHEAST

   Mon, 07 June 2021

The worst mass casualty attack in Burkina Faso’s recent history was a revenge operation by Islamist militants against ethnic Mossi self-defence militias that were instrumental in securing the government’s re-election last year. The massacre also undermines the government’s assurances that its recent joint forces counter-offensive has been successful. PANGEA-RISK outlines the events leading up to Burkina Faso’s worst mass casualty attack including the recent escalation of violence in its restive Sahel and Est regions.

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