Government military forces are clearly unequal to the task that they face. “Al-Qaeda, IS displaces 2 million people in Burkina Faso – Report,” The Street Journal, June 5, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Violence linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) group as of May 2023, has displaced more than two million […]
Burkina Faso: Muslims attack army unit, kill nearly 70 troops
“Junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore acknowledged the fight against jihadism was ‘strewn with pitfalls’ but said the authorities remained ‘determined’ to triumph.” Yeah, you clearly have the upper hand there, Traore. Yet no one is asking why the jihadis are able to defeat various national armies in Central and West Africa. Who funds them? Why […]