The French forces of the Barkhane force have announced that they have killed several dozen jihadist fighters on the territory of Burkina Faso. These terrorists would be linked to the IED attacks in Benin territory.
Three terrorist attacks took place in the W National Park in northern Benin and caused the death of nine people, including a French national. The attacks were carried out using improvised explosive devices planted by jihadists inside the park on the border with Burkina Faso. A few days following the attacks, the French army announced that it had killed 40 terrorists linked to the attacks.
The French-led Barkhane force in the Sahel region “engaged its air intelligence capabilities to locate the armed group” responsible for the attacks, before carrying out airstrikes on Thursday that killed 40 jihadists, the general command of the army said. ‘army.
Note that Parc du W National Park is tri-national and shares an open border with Burkina Faso and Niger. These two countries have been plagued by a terrorist insurrection for several years and, despite the military efforts and the sacrifices made, the threat persists and still extends its tentacles towards the coastal countries including Benin.
