Source: Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin, July 20, 2021
France’s Operation Barkhane, tasked with fighting terrorism in the Sahel, will come to an end in early 2022, just ahead of France’s presidential election. Troops are already being withdrawn. It comes as jihadists in the Sahel are: (1) escalating their activity; (2) enacting Sharia laws and penalties in territories they control; and (3) actively working to expand south into Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
On the night of June 4-5, Islamic jihadists—many of whom were mere children—massacred at least 160 civilians in Solhan Village, Yagha Region, northeastern Burkina Faso. Separately, jihadists in eastern Burkina Faso have targeted a Bible school, burning its library and threatening its staff.
Christians in the Sahel—especially those in the tri-border region of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—are imminently imperiled. Please pray.
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In other news from the Sahel, a Malian woman broke a world record. No, she is not an Olympic athlete. You should read her story.