Al Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for Burkina attack that killed over 100, SITE Intelligence Group says

By Thomson Reuters Jun 16, 2024 | 10:02 AM

DAKAR (Reuters) – Al Qaeda affiliate Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) group has claimed responsibility for an attack on June 11 that killed over 100 Burkina Faso soldiers in Mansila area near the border with Niger, the SITE Intelligence Group said on Sunday.

(Writing by Bate Felix; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)