Location:
Soam, Burkina Faso, Sahel
Incident Date:
January 27, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
3.50
Deaths:
13
Fatalities type:
- Insurgent
DESCRIPTION::
Burkina Faso: Army air forces neutralized two pickup trucks carrying terrorists and ammunition in the northEast region on January 27, 2024. The military, upon spotting the vehicles, launched a missile, causing one pickup to overturn, while the second crashed into a tree. Subsequent targeted strikes destroyed both vehicles. Although one caught fire, survivors attempted to flee, but an attack helicopter intervened, neutralizing them.