Military intensifies “Operation Houne” in Burkina Faso

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OUAGADOUGOU, 11 May 2021, (TON): Over 20 member of resistance forces have been killed in an ongoing anti-terrorism operation in Burkina Faso since 5 May 2021. The foreign forces supported operation are in progress since years in which hundreds of innocent lives have been lost.
The Burkina Faso Army spokesman told media that the crackdown operation, named Houne, meaning dignity in local language, is being conducted in the terrorist attack prone northern and the Sahel regions of the country. He claimed, "About 20 terrorists have been neutralized, four bases destroyed and various equipment seized."
The military operation is aimed to neutralize the armed groups which have been active in the area. It also aims securing and local populations and establishing State's authority.

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