JEDDAH: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has condemned a deadly attack targeting security forces in northern Burkina Faso.
OIC Secretary-General Hussein Ibrahim Taha described the attack as a heinous operation, and offered his condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Burkina Faso.
He reiterated the OIC’s solidarity with Burkina Faso and its support for the fight against terrorism.
Armed militants killed at least eight people in the township of Arbinda in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, bringing the total number killed in three days of violence to more than 30.
The area has suffered several deadly raids by militants linked to Al-Qaeda and Daesh, which for years have sought to gain control over a swathe of arid terrain where Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger meet.
Meanwhile, at least seven people were killed in the fifth attack to strike the country’s north in under a week, security sources said Tuesday.
“Armed men on Monday morning attacked a (water) drilling site at Tonri Oulo” in Soum province, one source said. “While sabotaging the installation, they shot dead three civilians and wounded three others. Four members of the VDP who tried to counter the attackers were also killed,” the source added.
