“Over the past week and a half, at least eight jihadist attacks occurred in northern Burkina Faso, near the border of Mali, as the landlocked West African nation has become a hotbed for terrorist activity. Included in those seven attacks were three ambushes with improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a newly employed tactic in Burkina’s north.”
Source: Analysis: Jihadist attacks on the rise in northern Burkina Faso | FDD’s Long War Journal