2022 Namsiguia bombing
2022 Namsiguia bombing | |
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Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
Location | Namssiguia, Bam Province, Burkina Faso |
Date | August 9, 2022 |
Deaths | 15 soldiers |
Injured | 1+[1] |
Perpetrator | AQIM or Islamic State affiliates (alleged by Burkina Faso)[2] |
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On August 9, 2022, two bombings in Namssiguia, Bam Province, Burkina Faso killed 15 Burkinabe soldiers and injured an unknown number of others.[3]
Background
Throughout the early 2010s, jihadist movements spread widely throughout the Sahel, and reached Burkina Faso in 2015.[4] Since then, the Burkinabe government has struggled to hold back both the Islamist insurgents and the tribal warfare and violence, which has escalated since the war's outbreak.[5] In early 2022, the Burkinabe military under Paul-Henri Damiba overthrew President Roch Kaboré, citing the latter's inability to control the violence as a reason for the coup.[6] However, jihadist attacks continued in Burkina Faso throughout 2022.[7]
Bombing
Prior to the bombing, jihadists had raided a nearby village and killed five civilians and five militiamen.[8] While Burkinabe soldiers were driving in the region, one truck hit a roadside IED, killing several troops. A second explosion went off after another convoy of soldiers arrived on the scene to help the wounded, killing them too.[9]
References
- ^ "Twin Blasts Kill 15 Burkina Faso Troops, Army Says".
- ^ "Burkina Faso: Bomb attack targeting military convoy in Namsiguia, Bam province, leaves 15 people dead Aug. 9".
- ^ "Burkina Faso: Bomb attack targeting military convoy in Namsiguia, Bam province, leaves 15 people dead Aug. 9". Burkina Faso: Bomb attack targeting military convoy in Namsiguia, Bam province, leaves 15 people dead Aug. 9 | Crisis24. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ "Le Burkina, nouvelle terre de l'insurrection islamiste". LEFIGARO (in French). 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Brandon-Smith, Heather (August 24, 2022). "Zawahiri May Be Gone, but the War on Terror's Failures Remain". Friends Committee On National Legislation. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ Paguette, Danielle (January 25, 2022). "With Burkina Faso's coup, military rule expands in West Africa". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Mali and Burkina Faso: Did the coups halt jihadist attacks?". BBC News. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ Ndiaga, Thiam (2022-08-09). "Roadside bomb in northern Burkina Faso kills 15 soldiers". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ "At least 15 soldiers killed in northern Burkina Faso blasts: Army". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.