“Burkina: More than 400 terrorists decimated in Djibo”. This is the headline announcement from our colleague AIB, of the terrorist attack perpetrated by a horde of terrorists on Sunday November 26, 2023 in Djibo, in the north of Burkina Faso.
A major attack since the number of attackers is estimated at more than 3,000 people. The objective of this troop of armed men was to seize the town of Djibo with the ambition of certainly making it their stronghold. But that was without taking into account the determination and bravery of our valiant fighting forces. Determined to ensure the integrity of our national territory.
Whatever it takes! Thus, after hours of violent fighting, our boys pushed back the enemy, while inflicting heavy losses. At the time of writing, the provisional toll showed more than 400 terrorists rendered incapacitated. « This count only takes into account the remains found around the camp and the town,” specifies the Burkina Information Agency (AIB). This means that the “harvest” could be even “better” when we take into account those who were neutralized in their flight.
Even if we deplore some loss of life in the ranks of our fighters (no report on this side has yet been communicated), this massive attack sounds like a start of despair among terrorist groups. And must be analyzed as such. Indeed, the noose seems to be tightening drastically around terrorists in the Sahel. Since the recapture of Kidal by the Malian armed forces on Tuesday, November 14, we have been wondering what these armed groups are going to do? Kidal was once their stronghold from which they could organize themselves under the complicit gaze of their mentors.
We have known the answer since the attempt to take Djibo this Sunday, November 26. Such an operation is not a surprise in itself, the question was when and where? If Djibo was chosen in Burkina Faso, the terrorists’ choice could have focused on another locality in the Sahel, in Mali, Burkina Faso or Niger. These three countries, grouped within the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), have understood that they must pool the means to fight against these lawless terrorist armed bands.
When the FAMA recaptured Kidal was announced, the Burkinabè government was not mistaken. Indeed, “certainly, there is still a way to go to reconquer the territorial integrity of our States, but we will lead these battles together, particularly within the framework of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to achieve a definitive victory against barbarism and terror and lay the foundations of lasting peace, security and stability in the Sahel., he declared in a press release. In any case, they have no choice but to conquer or perish together.
Aly Konate
