Islamic Militants Attack The Military HQ And French Embassy In Burkina Faso

Reuters: Attack on French embassy, army in Burkina Faso kills eight

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Attackers in Burkina Faso’s capital killed eight people and wounded dozens more in a coordinated assault on the army headquarters and French embassy that France’s foreign minister said was likely carried out by“terrorist groups”.

West Africa’s arid Sahel region is suffering a spike in violence by militant groups, some with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State, that is drawing an increasingly aggressive response from countries including France and the United States.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which is the third major assault on Ouagadougou in just over two years.

Previous attacks were conducted by allies of al Qaeda in reprisal for Burkina Faso’s participation in a regional fight against Islamist militants.

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WNU Editor: The attack is over and the militants have been killed. This was a coordinated attack, and another sign that the war against Islamic militants is far from over in this country.

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