41 people have died in an ambush in the African country of Burkina Faso. Islamic extremists carried out this attack last week, the information of which has now come to the fore. Among the dead are prominent leaders of a voluntary organization helping the country's army. The government has given this information. Government spokesman Alkassoum Maiga has declared two days of mourning after a gruesome ambush on a convoy in Loroum province on Thursday.
The victims included Soumaila Ganam, also known as Ladji Yoro. Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said Ganam died for his country and "will certainly be a symbol of our steadfast commitment to fighting the enemy." Henney, a senior researcher at the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project Nasaibiya said, the death of the leader of Burkina Faso's most important voluntary organization has created a sense of panic.
Violence in Burkina Faso, once a peaceful West African nation, is on the rise as attacks linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State have increased. Due to this, 53 people were killed in an attack that took about a month. It was the deadliest attack on Burkina's security forces in years. "The President of Burkina Faso has ordered 48 hours of national mourning from Sunday to pay tribute to the brave VDP and civilians who died in this painful situation and defense of the motherland," government spokesman Alkasoum Maiga said in a statement.
The government failed to stop terror
The government, which has failed to stop the terror of Islamic extremists that has been going on for four years, has been facing these deadly attacks for the past few months. Thousands of people have been killed in the Saleh region and nearly a million people have had to leave their homes in the attacks by the extremists. Terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda and Islamic State (ISIS) have inflicted heavy damage on forces in the region, killing soldiers in attacks almost every week in countries such as Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali.
