Hommam Al Nassim 
An attack by an “al-Qaeda” armed group killed 73 people, including 32 civilians, and wounded 25 pro-government personnel.
According to security reports from Burkina Faso, the attack targeted a camp in Tauri, in the province of Tapua, and the attackers were able to take control of the camp, then went to the village and looted the property of the people and the weapons of the defense and security forces, leaving behind a large number of victims.
The incident came hours after Burkina Faso’s ruling military council announced the extension of the general mobilization against terrorism it decided in mid-April last year for an additional year.
Burkina Faso has been subjected to almost daily terrorist attacks since 2015, causing a political crisis that resulted in several military coups, the latest of which was the coup that took place on September 30, 2022, and was led by the country’s current president, Captain Brahim Traoré.
It is noteworthy that in 2022, Burkina Faso was ranked first in West Africa in the terrorism index, and second globally.
Burkina Faso extends the rule of the military council for an additional five years