One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso’s history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims’ relatives and religious leaders, piling pressure on the ruling junta of a country where spiralling insecurity has already stoked coups. Islamist militants gunned down scores on Aug. 24 as residents of the north-central town of Barsalogho dug defensive trenches on the orders of the army, according to a group of affected families and an eyewitness account. The ensuing carnage appears to be the deadliest single attack in the West African country since groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State first spread from neighbouring Mali around 2015. FRANCE 24’s Terrorism Expert Wassim Nasr tells us more.
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