A West African al-Qaeda affiliate, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), claimed responsibility for one of Burkina Faso’s deadliest terror attacks in recent history. On Sunday, militants stormed the northern town of Djibo, killing what the group alleges was 200 soldiers in a multi-front assault that overwhelmed military and police installations. Local witnesses confirmed scenes of widespread carnage, with bodies of both civilians and soldiers reportedly left in the streets.
