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btnewsroom: Days after Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré's historic visit to Russia for Victory Day-solidifying its break from French neocolonial control-JNIM militants launched an assault on a Burkinabè military base in Djibo, killing multiple soldiers in a major escalation

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[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 23 points 3 months ago

it felt like it was only a matter of time until this happened and i hope they're prepared.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago

I am worried the strategy used on Nicaragua would be viable here

[-] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Some YT Video I saw the other day claimed that the US president tried to makea "deal" and Captain Traoré respectfully declined, but I couldn't verify it at the time, so I'm wondering if this sped up the timeline?

[-] TankieReplyBot@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 months ago

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