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Newspaper: Weapons from Gaddafi’s era fuel extremism in Burkina Faso

The “Telegraph” newspaper published an extensive report on the threat of the extremist groups in Burkina Faso, and their relationship to the deteriorating security and military situation in Libya.

The report notes that the outbreak of the 2011 events in Libya was a spark in the deterioration of the situation in West Africa, which is witnessing an escalation in the activities of extremist groups from “Al Qaeda” and “ISIS”.

The newspaper adds: “The rebels, and extremists allied with them, invaded northern Mali in 2012, after looting weapons from Colonel Gaddafi’s vast arsenals.”

In the context of the deteriorating situation in the region, Britain this week sent 300 soldiers to the front lines to the peacekeeping mission in Burkina Faso’s neighbor state, Mali, the largest British contribution to a UN mission since Bosnia, and the most dangerous deployment since Afghanistan.

As Britain deploys its forces in neighboring Mali, Burkina Faso is descending further into chaos, especially across its southern borders, after terrorists allied with “Al Qaeda and ISIS” transformed it from one of Africa’s most peaceful countries to one of the most dangerous places on earth.

Burkina Faso is among seven countries that have witnessed an escalation in terrorist acts in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Global Terrorism Index, in addition to Mozambique, Congo, Mali, Niger, Cameroon and Ethiopia.

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