Nearly 600 people were killed within a few hours in Burkina Faso by terrorists linked to Al Qaeda, according to a report by France’s top intelligence agencies.
We should pay close attention to the source on this one I think. Is there a corroborating source for this? “Al Qaeda Massacre” would be a pretty convenient excuse to French/US military involvement, so I’m a bit suspicious of this report. The article mentions the UN estimating roughly 200 deaths, but not much info beyond that. Could this group be getting funding/training from western intel, maybe through a proxy? We saw that happen before in Syria, so it wouldn’t be anything new. Also, the end of the article pretty much says outright how this benefits western powers:
A series of coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger has led to the departure of French and American forces, creating a power vacuum that has allowed jihadist groups to thrive.
Searching “Burkina Faso Al Quaeda” brings up a lot of articles from multiple sources about different massacres. The conflict seems to predate the current government by quite a bit but they’ve failed to secure their rural regions against it, whether that’s because the US/France is meddling I can’t say (but I assume is likely).
Could this group be getting funding/training from western intel, maybe through a proxy?
That was my assumption from the start, tbh (and that would fit the claims of the affected nations). Ukraine is also involved supporting these terrorists, while Russia is aiding the Sahel states.
We should pay close attention to the source on this one I think. Is there a corroborating source for this? “Al Qaeda Massacre” would be a pretty convenient excuse to French/US military involvement, so I’m a bit suspicious of this report. The article mentions the UN estimating roughly 200 deaths, but not much info beyond that. Could this group be getting funding/training from western intel, maybe through a proxy? We saw that happen before in Syria, so it wouldn’t be anything new. Also, the end of the article pretty much says outright how this benefits western powers:
Searching “Burkina Faso Al Quaeda” brings up a lot of articles from multiple sources about different massacres. The conflict seems to predate the current government by quite a bit but they’ve failed to secure their rural regions against it, whether that’s because the US/France is meddling I can’t say (but I assume is likely).
That was my assumption from the start, tbh (and that would fit the claims of the affected nations). Ukraine is also involved supporting these terrorists, while Russia is aiding the Sahel states.