RPG event in Yatenga, Koumbri area, Burkina Faso on Wed 6th September 2023

6th September 2023

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Burkina Faso (BFA)

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#BurkinaFaso 🇧🇫: #JNIM/#AQIM militants carried out an attack on Burkinabe Army in #Koumbri, #Yatenga; allegedly killed 50+ soldiers.

As a result militants captured large quantity of weapons:

120mm M1982(?) & 82mm M1977(?) mortars, RPG-7 Launchers with PG-7V & PG-7M rockets, KPV HMG, PK/Type 80 machine guns, Zastava M05E1/E3 rifles and Chinese Type 56-1 rifles can be seen.

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Burkina Faso (BFA)

Yatenga ( Koumbri area )

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