The attack struck an army barracks close to the border with Burkina Faso. Togo has, until recently, been spared the jihadist violence that has ravaged its northern neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger for over a decade. SITE late on Monday quoted a statement by Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) saying that “fighters on July 20 took control of a Togolese army barracks in Dapaong in the northern part of the country, killing six elements and seizing many weapons”.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 23, 2024 14:16 UTC