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West Africa -- Two jihadist attacks killed at least 18 people, including 16 auxiliaries supporting the army in Burkina Faso, according to sources on Friday. The attacks were carried out on Thursday, initially targeting members of the Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP), killing seven people.
The jihadis then ambushed a VDP and soldier-escorted convoy in northwest Nayala province which killed a civilian and ten volunteers.
Jihadist conflicts have been going on for seven years in this area, one of the poorest and most volatile in the world. Since 2015, it has been dealing with an insurgency led by jihadis affiliated with Islamic State and Al-Qaeda. Since its beginning in the region, tens of thousands have been killed and about 2 million people have been displaced.
Thursday's "first attack targeted an advance party of Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP) in Rakoegtenga," a town in the northern province of Bam, a VDP official said. Six auxiliaries and a woman were killed in the attack and about 10 people were wounded and "evacuated to Ouagadougou for appropriate care," the official said.
Thursday's "first attack targeted an advance party of Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP) in Rakoegtenga," a town in the northern province of Bam, a VDP official said. Six auxiliaries and a woman were killed in the attack and about 10 people were wounded and "evacuated to Ouagadougou for appropriate care," the official said.
In the second attack, about 10 auxiliaries and a person in Nayala province were slaughtered when they were ambushed on the Siena-Saran road.
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