Burkina Faso announces the “neutralization” of twenty suspected terrorists in the north of the country

March 15 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Burkina Faso Army has announced the “neutralization” of about twenty suspected terrorists during an operation carried out this Monday in the city of Titao, in the north of the African country.

The Armed Forces have indicated that their soldiers have carried out this operation against twenty terrorists after an attack repelled in several attacks in the city, according to the AIB news agency.

Burkina Faso, like neighboring Mali, has seen a sharp increase in jihadist attacks in recent years, the work of both al Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates in the region. Abuses by the security forces against the population have helped these groups in their recruitment efforts.

This activity has also contributed to increasing inter-community violence and has caused self-defense groups to flourish, to which the Burkinabe government has added volunteers in recent months to help in the fight against terrorism. More than 800,000 people have been displaced in the country as a result of all this.