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Burkina Faso: 62 women and 4 babies held by jihadists released

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Burkina Faso: 62 women and 4 babies held by jihadists released

His armed forces Burkina Faso 62 women and four babies abducted last week released today jihadistsThis was reported by the public television of the country and confirmed by a source in the special services.

In the news release at 20.00, Live bet showed footage of these women, who were released and taken to Ouagadougoutalking about the army “operation”, without further details.

Women and their children were abducted by gunmen last Thursday and Friday in the vicinity of Arbidain the north Burkina Fasowhen they left their villages to look for food in the forest – fruits and nuts.

Sources in law enforcement agencies said that they were seen in his belt. Tuguri, in a neighboring province, 200 km south. They were airlifted to the capital and are expected to testify so the authorities can learn more about the kidnappers.

Most of the country, mainly its region Sahel where Arbidahas been blocked for several months since jihadists groups. Communities are having difficulty getting food, and residents are forced to leave their villages in search of food.

yesterday Thursday Burkina Faso again plunged into mourning after a series of attacks in the north and northwest, which killed about 30 people. 15 of them belonged to the Volunteers for the Defense of the Motherland (VRT), an organization working with the national army.

Since 2015 attacks jihadists organizations associated with Al Kaeda and the Islamic State have spread Burkina Faso. Thousands of people were killed and at least 2 million were displaced.

Captain Ibrahim Traorewho took over as interim president after the September 30 coup (the second in eight months) aimed at “reclaiming the territories held by the terrorist hordes”.

Source: APE-MEB, AFP, Reuters.

Author: newsroom

Source: Kathimerini

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