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Africa-Press – Burkina Faso. <\/strong><\/span>Four French soldiers were wounded in an improvised explosive device blast in northern Burkina Faso, France’s military told AFP Tuesday evening.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0(Their) off-road vehicle activated an IED as it left Ouahigouya airport,\u00a0\u00bb the army said in a statement, adding the unit was part of the Barkhane operation, Paris’ deployment in the Sahel against a jihadist insurgency.<\/p>\n

Four soldiers were wounded, including one seriously, the army said, with the group either evacuated to Mali or France for those in a more serious condition.<\/p>\n

Burkina Faso has been struggling with jihadist attacks since 2015, when militants linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group began mounting cross-border raids from Mali.<\/p>\n

More than 2,000 people have died, according to an AFP toll.<\/p>\n

The flashpoint \u00ab\u00a0tri-border\u00a0\u00bb area is frequently targeted by Islamic State in the Greater Sahara and the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM) with deadly attacks against civilians and soldiers.<\/p>\n

The French army has killed several high-ranking members of ISGS since the start of its military intervention in Mali in 2013.<\/p>\n

But in June last year, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a major scaleback in the Barkhane mission to refocus on counter-terrorism operations and supporting local forces.<\/p>\n

(AFP)<\/b><\/p>\n

Pour plus d’informations et d’analyses sur la Burkina Faso<\/a>, suivez Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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