The soldiers who mutinied in Burkina Faso claim the “replacementof the heads of the army and of theadapted meansin the fight against the jihadist groups that strike their country.
The military who expressed their anger on Sunday in several barracks in Burkina Faso, claim the “replacementof the heads of the army and of theadapted meansin the fight against jihadist groups striking their country, according to an audio recording.
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“We want means adapted to the fight“anti-jihadist”and substantial staff“, as well as the “replacementof the highest ranking officers of the national army, indicates in this recording and on condition of anonymity, a soldier from the Sangoulé Lamizana barracks in Ouagadougou, one of those where shots were fired for several hours on Sunday. .
This soldier also claimed “personnel training adapted to the threat» and the creation of «permanent formed units“of the army to be”sent to the front“, as well as “upgrading” bonuses.
He also wishedbetter care for the injuredduring the attacks and fights with the jihadists, as well asfamilies of the deceased“.
At no time did this soldier call for the departure of Burkinabe President Roch Christian Kaboré, accused by a large part of the population of being “unableto counter jihadist groups.
Shots were fired on Sunday in several barracks in Burkina Faso, including three located in the capital Ouagadougou, shots recognized by the government which denied “military takeover“and affirmed that the institutions were not threatened”for the moment“.
These movements in Burkinabe barracks come the day after new demonstrations of anger from residents exasperated by the powerlessness of the authorities to deal with the jihadist violence that is ravaging Burkina Faso, repressed by the police.
Burkina Faso has been caught since 2015 in a spiral of violence attributed to armed jihadist groups, affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. Attacks targeting civilians and soldiers are increasingly frequent and mostly concentrated in the north and east of the country.
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