On 9 August 2022, at least 15 soldiers were killed on a rural road near Namsiguia Department, Bam Province, Burkina Faso when a military transport vehicle drove over an IED. A second explosion killed the people who came to help.

TRAC Incident Report: Suspected Islamic State Greater Sahara (ISGS) Double-Tap Bombing Kills At Least Fifteen Soldiers and Injures One When Military Transport Vehicle Hits an IED on a Rural Road Near Namsiguia Department, Bam Province, Burkina Faso – 9 August 2022

Cara Rau
3 years ago

The double tap assault was planned so that a second explosive device would go off when emergency responders came to help those caught in the initial explosion.…

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