Burkina Faso: When the sky rains fire, the terrorists have no choice but to run
There was a whistle in the sky, then an explosion. In seconds, around a dozen terrorists ceased to exist. The military aircraft of Burkina Faso struck hard, where no one expected them. The result: an armed group annihilated, equipment shattered, and families able to breathe a little easier.
The soldiers are not letting up. For weeks, they have been tracking, sweeping, striking.
This time, death rained down from the skies on the enemies of the nation. No hand-to-hand combat, no drawn-out firefight. Just a precision strike, and the job was done.
Within the ranks of the armed forces, there is no fussing about. When a terrorist group is located, it is neutralized. Period.
The motorcycles, the weapons, the ammunition all of it destroyed. Nothing left to salvage, nothing left to rebuild. This is total war: leave nothing for the enemy.
Behind these strikes lies a strategy: weaken the armed groups, deprive them of their means, force them to go to ground or flee.
In some areas, populations are beginning to regain a semblance of normal life. Fields are being cultivated once again. Children are returning to school. Fear is retreating.
The army does not make noise; it gets the job done. Sometimes through airstrikes, sometimes through ground operations.
The key is to gain ground, meter by meter. And when the sky spits fire, it means the reconquest is underway.
Fanta KEITA
