About 50 soldiers were killed in the army base on the army base in the north of Burkina Faso. The base of the armed forces near Dargo village near Dargo village of Dargo (Namentenga province) reported, the Associated Press (AP) reported, citing representatives of the local community.
It is reported that the attack was carried out by about 100 militants of "Jamat Nusrat al-Islam Val-Muslim", who have links to Al Qaeda terrorist organization.
According to AP sources, the terrorists robbed and burned the army base. Burkina Faso has been the epicenter of terrorist activity in West Africa since 2015.
