Burkina Faso Junta Successfully Thwarts Coup Attempt

Burkina Faso's military junta announced that it had successfully thwarted a coup attempt by unidentified officers and others who aimed to destabilize the country and attack its institutions. While specific details were not provided, the junta confirmed that arrests had been made and searches were ongoing. The military prosecutor stated that four individuals had been detained, while two others remained at large. The junta came to power following two military coups last year, prompted in part by an escalating insurgency by armed groups associated with al Qaeda and Islamic State in the Sahel region.