IED

IED event in Est, Kompienga area, Burkina Faso on Sat 16th March 2019

16th March 2019

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On March 16, a soldier and a gendarme belonging to special units and traveling together on a motorbike were killed by the detonation of an IED in the area of Kabonga, the IED was likely planted by JNIM and/or ISGS militants.

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Burkina Faso (BFA)

Est ( Kompienga area )

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