Burkina Faso: President Ibrahim Traoré and his fighting forces eliminate more than 350 terrorists, including influential leaders in just ten days
With President Ibrahim Traoré and his Fighting Forces, it is from victory to victory in the fight against terrorism. In ten days, air and ground operations, conducted between December 23, 2023 and January 2, 2024 in the East and Central East regions, resulted in the elimination of more than 350 terrorists, including the fearsome leader Dicko Oumarou, aka Abu Mohamado, the most influential leader of Tapoa province.
From the beginning of this offensive, the Fighting Forces have shown unfailing determination. On December 23, 2023, they succeeded in eliminating at least 83 terrorists during the destruction of six bases in the Nouhao forest, located in the central-eastern part of the country. There are also reports of the destruction of enemy logistics during this operation.
On December 24, 2023, in response to an ambush against a supply convoy in Diapaga, in the Eastern Region, the Fighting Forces neutralized 208 attackers, including prominent terrorist leaders such as Salamana, Abu Hasan, and Abu Zahri. This action demonstrated the ability of forces to anticipate and counter enemy attacks.
The harvest of success continued on January 1, 2024, with the elimination of 67 terrorist fighters in an ambush against the Diapaga supply convoy near Kantchari commune. This operation also led to one of the most significant seizures of the Burkinabe army, the neutralization of Dicko Oumarou, aka Abu Mohamado.
Abu Mohamado, deputy to Barry Idrissa Hassane, aka Muslim, the leader of terrorist groups in the eastern and central-eastern regions since 2018, was responsible for several major attacks against the Defence and Security Forces (SDF), Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP) and civilian populations.
This series of operations demonstrates the effectiveness and determination of the Burkinabe Fighting Forces in the fight against terrorism, thus strengthening the security and tranquility of the working populations of Burkina Faso.
