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Today in Naval History
June 23
1812
During the War of 1812, Commodore John Rodgers leads a squadron onboard USS President off New York until she battles HMS Belvidera. The first shot of the War of 1812 is fired by USS President during this engagement.
1861
During the Civil War, the Confederate Navy begins reconstruction of ex-USS Merrimack as the ironclad CSS Virginia at Gosport (Norfolk) Navy Yard, Va.
1898
During the Spanish-American War, USS Dixie fires on two Spanish gunboats at Maria Aguilar Point, Cuba.
1933
USS Macon (ZRS 5) is commissioned. Less than two years later, Macon crashes during a storm off Point Sur, Calif., ending the Navy's program of rigid airship operations.
1942
While on a routine search, a PBY rescues most of the crew of S 27 (SS 132) at Constantine Harbor, Amchitka, Aleutian Islands. The rest are brought out the next day.
1945
PB4Y 2s (VPB 118), flying from Okinawa, continue aerial mining of waters of Korean Archipelago, sowing mines in waters in channel north of Lion Do and Gantai Do, and off Ninshi Do and Chi Do.
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Executive Summary:
• Multiple outlets report the Navy awarded Electric Boat an $869 million contract modification for continued design work on the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program with a $9.5 billion option for the first two subs.
• Wavy-TV reported on the Navy's relaxation of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
• Numerous outlets reported on subcommittee markups as the FY 21 NDAA continues to work through the House of Representatives.
TODay in History JUNE 23
1683 William Penn signs a friendship treaty with the Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
1700 Russia gives up its Black Sea fleet as part of a truce with the Ottoman Empire.
1758 British and Hanoverian armies defeat the French at Krefeld in Germany.
1760 Austrian forces defeat the Prussians at Landshut, Germany.
1848 A bloody insurrection of workers erupts in Paris.
1863 Confederate forces overwhelm a Union garrison at the Battle of Brashear City in Louisiana.
1865 Confederate General Stand Watie surrenders his army at Fort Towson, in the Oklahoma Territory.
1884 A Chinese Army defeats the French at Bac Le, Indochina.
1885 Former general and president Ulysses S. Grant dies at the age of 63.
1902 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy renew the Triple Alliance for a 12-year duration.
1934 Italy gains the right to colonize Albania after defeating the country.
1944 In one of the largest air strikes of the war, the U.S. Fifteenth Air Force sends 761 bombers against the oil refineries at Ploiesti, Romania.
1951 Soviet U.N. delegate Jacob Malik proposes cease-fire discussions in the Korean War.
1952 The U.S. Air Force bombs power plants on the Yalu River, Korea.
1964 Henry Cabot Lodge resigns as the U.S. envoy to Vietnam and is succeeded by Maxwell Taylor.
1966 Civil Rights marchers in Mississippi are dispersed by tear gas.
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June 21, 1972
Pilot Cmdr. Samuel C. Flynn Jr. and radar intercept officer (RIO) Lt. William H. John of VF-31, embarked on board Saratoga (CVA 60), shot down a MiG-21 Fishbed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile from an F-4J Phantom II. Their victory marked the third MiG downed by Navy pilots during June.
June 22, 1943
One hundred and eighty-two Eighth Air Force bombers struck industrial targets in the German Ruhr Valley for the first time, including chemical works and synthetic rubber plants at Huls. Ford and General Motors plants at Antwerp, Belgium, were also struck by ancillary raids. The damage was extremely heavy and regular production could not resume for six months.
June 23, 1937
In Burbank, California, the Lockheed Corporation contracted with the U.S. Army Air Corps to develop its radical, twin-boomed XP-38 fighter. It eventually entered service as the Lightning.
June 24, 1976
The Navy accepted its first T-34C Mentor. The new planes were to replace aging T-34B Mentors and T-28B/C Trojans used in primary and basic flight training. They were also to be the first training command aircraft to have maintenance and supply support provided by civilian contractors.
June 25, 1950
Boeing flew its first B-47A Stratojet, tail number 49-1900, for the first time.
June 26, 1987
A night-attack-equipped AV-8B Harrier II conducted its maiden flight at the McDonnell Douglas facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Operational tests and evaluation of the aircraft continued later that summer. The upgrade greatly expanded the operational envelope of Harrier IIs by using state-of-the-art navigation equipment and night-vision devices.
June 27, 1941
Over Los Angeles, the gigantic Douglas XB-19 bomber took its maiden flight with Lt. Col. Stanley Umstead and Maj. Howard G. Bunker at the controls. While impressive to behold, it was underpowered and never entered into production.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for June 23
FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR June 23
THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
1905: The Wright Flyer III made its first flight at Huffman Prairie, near Dayton. This first fully controllable aircraft could turn and bank and stay up in the air for 30 minutes. (20)
1924: RACE WITH THE SUN. In a Curtiss PW-8, powered by a 375 HP D-12 engine, Lt Russell L. Maughan began his 2,670-mile from Long Island, New York, to San Francisco. He landed at 9:47 p.m after five brief refueling stops. He spent 18 hours 20 minutes in the cockpit and 3 hours 20 minutes on the ground. (4) (9)
1931: Wiley Post and Harold Gatty left New York on a global flight in a Lockheed Vega, the "Winnie Mae," powered by a Pratt & Whitney 550 HP radial engine. The 15,474-mile trip ended 8 days 15 hours 51 minutes later. (9) (24) Ruth Nichols crashed in St. Johns, Newfoundland, during her attempt to become the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic. (9)
1937: The US Army issued a contract to Lockheed to build the first XP-38. 1938: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Civil Air Authority Act. (24)
1942: The first BOLERO flight with 7 P-38s and 2 B-17s left Presque Isle for England to begin the buildup of US Air Forces in Europe. (24)
1944: While escorting B-17s on a raid to Ploesti, the 52 FG downed 12 enemy aircraft. This gave the unit 102 aerial victories in 30 days for a record that was never equaled by another group in Europe. (4) MEDAL OF HONOR. 2Lt David R. Kingsley, 97th Bombardment Group, Fifteenth Air Force, earned a Medal of Honor for putting his own parachute on his wounded tail-gunner (whose chute had been damaged). Kingsley thereby was directly responsible for saving the life of the wounded gunner by sacrificing his own.
1950: First run of rocket-propelled research sled made on the 3,550-foot track at Holloman AFB. FIRST USAF LOSS IN KOREAN WAR. A C-54, grounded for a damaged wing at Kimpo Airfield, near Seoul, South Korea, became the first aircraft lost in the Korean War. (18)
1952: KOREAN WAR. Through 24 June, combined air attacks by the Air Force, Navy, and Marines nearly destroyed the electric power potential of North Korea. The 2-day attack involved over 1,200 sorties in the largest single air effort since World War II. The Sui-ho complex sustained seventy percent structural damage, rendering it non-operational. (16) (28)
1953: TAC transferred its F-51 aircraft, "the USAF's last propellor-driven fighter in front-line service," from the 366th Fighter-Bomber Wing.
1961: Maj Robert White set a speed record for manned airplanes by flying the X-15 at 3,603 MPH. He attained this speed with a 75-second full-throttle operation of the XLR-99 engine. (9)
1966: PAGEOS, a passive geodetic satellite used by US Coast Guard, Geodetic Survey, and US Army Map Service, launched for use with 41 ground stations to develop a worldwide reference grid. In space, the satellite inflated to its 100-foot diameter and served as a photographic target.
1972: Northrop Corporation at Hawthorne unveiled the F-5E international fighter in a ceremony. At Edwards AFB, Maj Larry D. Fortner became the first USAF pilot to fly Northrop's A-9A. (3)
1987: The 308 SMW removed the last Titan II from its silo at Little Rock AFB. This removal ended the deployment of the Titan II in SAC's strategic arsenal.
1997: An AFFTC team conducted flew a model of the LoFLYTE Neural Network Waverider RPV. The NASA program tried to design a hypersonic (Mach 5.0+) low observable aircraft capable of riding its own shock wave in the manner of the XB-70. (3)
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Thanks to Carl
"In the dynamic environment of a fighter cockpit, we also add to the equation temperature variance, exposure to continual changes in Gs and pressure, all while managing an overwhelming amount of sensory input."
Navy Sees Enormous Decrease in Hypoxia-Like Events in its Fighters and Trainers
22 Jun 2020
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Thanks to Hot Dog
YGBSM?!?!!!! Holy Crap!!!! Unbelievable!!!! Imagine the time it took to set it up???? Let alone have a brain box that would even come up with it in the first place = WOW!!!
Keep your knots up – as speed is life!!!
Hot Dog sends
Remember our Troops who are hunkered down on foreign soil fighting to protect our way of Life
From: Dan McDonald
Subject: Basketball-Swish
How do you come up with all these things?
Put that mind to work where we need it!
This is pretty cool, although a lot of cleanup and re-do if it doesn't work the first time.
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Thanks to Richard, Dutch and others
Subject: Nancy Green also first black millionaire female
The world knew her as "Aunt Jemima," but her given name was Nancy Green and she was a true American success story. She was born a slave in 1834 Montgomery County, KY... and became a wealthy superstar in the advertising world, as its first living trademark.
People should do their research, Nancy Green was proud to have her picture displayed on all "Aunt Jemima" products. Nancy was loved by all, and to think people are calling her picture displayed an offensive racist picture.
From a Slave, to the First Female Black Millionaire.🤔
The world knew her as "Aunt Jemima," but her given name was Nancy Green and she was a true American success story. She was born a slave in 1834 Montgomery County, KY... and became a wealthy superstar in the advertising world, as its first living trademark.
Green was 56-yrs old when she was selected as spokesperson for a new ready-mixed, self-rising pancake flour and made her debut in 1893 at a fair and exposition in Chicago. She demonstrated the pancake mix and served thousands of pancakes... and became an immediate star. She was a good storyteller, her personality was warm and appealing, and her showmanship was exceptional. Her exhibition booth drew so many people that special security personnel were assigned to keep the crowds moving.
Nancy Green was signed to a lifetime contract, traveled on promotional tours all over the country, and was extremely well paid. Her financial freedom and stature as a national spokesperson enabled her to become a leading advocate against poverty and in favor of equal rights for folks in Chicago.
She maintained her job until her death in 1923, at age 89.
Nancy Green was a remarkable woman... and has just been ERASED by politically correct bed wetters.
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Thanks to Mike
Great F-4 Story!
Jim Laing ejecting on 24 April 1967 over the Tonkin Gulf approx. five miles short of Kitty Hawk. Pilot Charles "Ev" Southwick ejected soon after, both recovered. Photo taken by Wingman RIO, Gareth Anderson with pilot Denny Wisely. Both crews had earlier bagged a MiG-17 each.
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World News thanks to Military Periscope for 23 June
USA—Justice Dept. Charges Soldier In Plot To Kill Fellow Servicemembers Dept. Of Justice | 06/23/2020 The Dept. of Justice has charged a U.S. Army soldier with plotting an attack against his own unit. On Monday, the department unsealed charges against Pvt. Ethan Melzer, from Louisville, Ky. Melzer, 22, joined the Army in 2018. The following year, he joined a Los Angeles-based neo-Nazi organization called the Order of the Nine Angles (O9A). In April, notified of an upcoming deployment, the private passed sensitive information about his unit and its travel plans to O9A and other right-wing groups to facilitate an attack. In May, he exchanged messages about providing the information to a purported member of Al-Qaida, in the hopes that the Islamist group would attack his unit, leading to a new U.S. war in the Middle East. He provided further details in subsequent messages and promised to provide additional information once deployed, said prosecutors. The FBI arrested Melzer on June 10. During a voluntary interview with the FBI, Melzer admitted to the plot and acknowledged that he wanted the attack to kill as many of his fellow soldiers as possible. He is charged with conspiring to murder U.S. nationals and military personnel, which together carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.
USA—NRO Eyes Commercial Imagery Contracts Space News | 06/23/2020 The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) plans to issue multiple contracts to commercial providers for satellite imagery before the end of 2020, reports Space News. In 2018, the NRO took over the procurement of commercial imagery for the U.S. intelligence community from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). Since then, the agency has been studying the ability of commercial providers to meet government needs through 2025 and beyond. The NRO awarded study contracts to BlackSky Global, HyspecIQ, Maxar Technologies and Planet in 2019 to compare their existing and planned capabilities with NGA requirements. Those studies demonstrated that the NRO would likely need to work with multiple providers to meet intelligence and military needs. The agency is also working to simplify its end-user license agreements to make it easier to determine which agencies can access what imagery and whether photos can be passed on to partner countries.
USA—Fire Breaks Out At Kadena HAZMAT Facility Stars And Stripes | 06/23/2020 A major fire has broken out at a storage facility for hazardous waste at a U.S. airbase on Okinawa, reports the Stars and Stripes. The fire broke out on Monday morning at the 18th Wing Hazardous Materials Pharmacy building at Kadena Air Base. The fire was extinguished by 2 p.m., almost six hours after it started. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Authorities evacuated the area 500 feet (150 m) upwind of the facility and 2,000 feet (610 m) downwind as a precaution. Chlorine gas was reportedly released due to the fire. The base advised individuals experiencing breathing or vision problems to seek treatment. Around 45 people were treated for inhalation of smoke and/or chlorine gas. Most of the injuries were mild and those affected returned to work after treatment, the 18th Wing said.
USA—Air Force Gets 1st Female In Top Enlisted Post Air Force News Service | 06/23/2020 For the first time, the U.S. Air Force will have a woman in its senior enlisted post, reports the Air Force News Service. On June 19, the service announced that CMSgt JoAnne Bass had been chosen as the 19th chief master sergeant of the Air Force. She will be the first woman and first Asian-American to hold the top enlisted post in any military service branch, reported Air Force magazine. Bass is currently the command chief master sergeant for the Second Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. She was chosen after emerging as the consensus choice from among more than a dozen candidates for the top enlisted job, said Gen. Charles Brown, who will be the next Air Force chief of staff. Bass is scheduled to officially assume her new duties on Aug. 14.
United Kingdom—3 Killed In Stabbing Attack In Reading British Broadcasting Corp. | 06/23/2020 At least three people, including an American, have been killed in a stabbing attack at a park in Reading, outside London, reports BBC News. On Saturday evening, Khairi Saadallah, a Libyan immigrant, began attacking people at a park, killing three. Police responded quickly and subdued the suspect. The fatalities included a local teacher and an American citizen. Three people were seriously injured, but only one remained hospitalized, officials said. Saadallah, who was granted asylum in the U.K. after fleeing the Libyan civil war, had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and an emotionally unstable personality disorder, reported the Guardian (U.K.). While the killings were declared a potential terrorist incident, multiple sources, including intelligence agencies, told the newspaper that mental health issues appeared to have been a significant factor. Saadallah was briefly investigated by MI5, Britain's internal security agency, in mid-2019 as a person who might travel abroad "for extremist reasons." No threat or immediate risk was identified and the inquiry was closed.
Poland—Rafael Unveils Spike NLOS Launcher For Tank Destroyer Program Rafael Advanced Defense Systems | 06/23/2020 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has unveiled a new multimissile launcher design to equip Poland's planned tank destroyer vehicle, reports the Israeli defense firm. The launcher carries eight Spike NLOS missiles, which feature an advanced electro-optical seeker and have a range of up to 20 miles (30 km). Rafael is teamed with Polish defense firm PGZ for the Ottokar-Brzoza project, which is based on BWP-1 tracked and Rosomak wheeled armored platforms. The Spike NLOS can engage targets within and beyond line of sight and use targeting data from NATO-compatible security networks. A real-time data link along with the seeker supports the missile's use in all types of terrain, including urban environments, the company said. Rafael already works with Polish firm MESO, a subsidiary of PGZ, to produce the Spike LR1 and LR2 missiles. Future production of the Spike NLOS and the associated launchers could also take place in Poland, said the company.
Poland—Defense Talks With U.S. To Cover Additional Troop Deployments The Aviationist | 06/23/2020 Defense talks with U.S. officials are on the agenda for Polish President Andrzej Duda's visit this week, reports the Aviationist blog. The talks scheduled for June 24, would cover increasing the U.S. troop presence in Poland and the supply of cargo aircraft, reported the Dziennik daily (Poland). According to the report, the sides will discuss deploying an additional 2,000 U.S. troops to Poland. This would include the transfer of the Army's V Corps command from Kentucky to Poland and moving up to 30 U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. The jets would likely be from the 480th Fighter Squadron, which focuses on suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) missions, a capability that Polish air force F-16s lack. They are not expected to be nuclear capable, the website said. The provision of five second-hand C-130H transport aircraft and the acquisition of new attack helicopters are also expected to be on the agenda.
Turkey—Hurkus Trainer Goes Down During Test Flight In Ankara Anadolu News Agency | 06/23/2020 A Turkish training aircraft has crashed in Ankara during a test flight, reports the Anadolu Agency (Ankara). On Monday, the Hurkus-B aircraft went down in the Beypazari district of Ankara, reported the Daily Sabah (Istanbul). The pilots ejected safely and were in good condition, said Turkish Aerospace Industries, which builds the aircraft. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Philippines—Abu Sayyaf Ambush In Sulu Kills 1 Benar | 06/23/2020 At least one Philippine soldier has been killed and nine wounded in fighting with militants in the southern Sulu province, reports the Benar News (Philippines). On Monday morning, army scout rangers fought with a group of 10 militants in the Barangay Panglahayan area of the town of Patikul, although no casualties were reported, said Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., the commander of Joint Task Force Sulu, as reported by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Later that day, around 40 suspected fighters from the Abu Sayyaf Group ambushed soldiers from the 32nd Infantry Battalion in the Barangay Pansul area of Patikul, the general said. The militants were believed to have suffered casualties, but no bodies were found after the clash, said Vinluan. A faction of ASG led by Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan and aligned with the Islamic State has carried out a series of attacks in the area in the last year, noted analysts.
Burma—4 Killed In Arakan Army Ambush In Rakhine State Xinhua | 06/23/2020 At least four people have been killed in a rebel ambush in Burma's western Rakhine state, reports Xinhua, China's state-run news agency. On Monday, security forces were on their way to conduct a security operation in the Rathedaung township after receiving intelligence of a planned attack on communication infrastructure, said a military spokesman. Suspected members of the Arakan Army (AA) rebel group ambushed the officers near the village of Kotankauk, killing three border guards and a civilian and injuring four police officers and a civilian, said the spokesman. In March, the Burmese government declared the organization a terrorist group, the Irrawaddy (Burma) reported at the time. Internet access in the area has been restricted for over a year in an effort to hinder Arakan Army communications.
India—Disengagement Plan Agreed With Chinese On Border In Ladakh The Print | 06/23/2020 Senior Indian and Chinese military officers have agreed to mutually de-escalate the standoff in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, reports the Print (New Delhi). The agreement followed 11 hours of talks between corps-level commanders at the Moldo-Chushul border post on Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control. A Chinese spokesman confirmed that the commanders reached an agreement to "cool" the situation, reported Agence France-Presse. The process will take place step-by-step over a period of time, sources said. It is expected to involve a reduction of personnel at key points at agreed upon times. Specific measures are still being negotiated, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman told the Press Trust of India. The accord follows heavy clashes between Chinese and Indian troops in the region last week, which killed 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese personnel.
Iraq—ISIS Camps Destroyed By Coalition Airstrikes U.S. Central Command | 06/23/2020 Coalition aircraft have destroyed several Islamic State hiding places in Kirkuk province in northern Iraq, reports U.S. Central Command. The airstrikes on June 19 eliminated three camps in the rural Wadi al-Shai area of Kirkuk province, which is a known hiding place for ISIS militants. The camps were in austere, densely vegetated terrain about 16 miles (26 km) west of the city of Tuz Khurmatu, said a CENTCOM release. Airstrikes are used to destroy targets in difficult terrain that would be hard for Iraqi security force vehicles to reach, said a command spokesman. The coalition only conducts strikes at the request of the Iraqi government, the spokesman said.
Saudi Arabia—Houthi Drones, Ballistic Missiles Shot Down, Says Coalition Arab News | 06/23/2020 The Saudi-led coalition says Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched ballistic missiles and suicide drones against targets in Saudi Arabia, reports the Arab News (Riyadh). Early Tuesday, Saudi air defenses intercepted four ballistic missiles and eight uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) rigged with explosives, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition told the Saudi Press Agency. One of the missiles was launched from Sanaa toward Riyadh, the Saudi capital, with the remainder fired from Saada province, the spokesman said, as quoted by Al Jazeera (Qatar). The Houthis said the attack targeted the Saudi Defense Ministry headquarters, King Salman airbase, an intelligence building in Riyadh and other military sites in Saudi Arabia's southern Jazan and Najran regions.
Yemen—Government, Separatists Agree To Cease-Fire Reuters | 06/23/2020 The internationally recognized government in Yemen and southern separatist forces have reached a cease-fire, reports Reuters. On Monday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen announced that it had brokered an agreement between the government of Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the Southern Transitional Council (STC). The agreement covers Abyan province east of Aden and measures to de-escalate tensions in Socotra, where STC fighters overran government forces on Saturday. The coalition said it would send observers to Abyan to monitor the truce and separation of forces. In a statement, the coalition called for all parties aligned against the Houthis to attend a meeting in Riyadh to discuss a more comprehensive agreement, reported the Arab News (Riyadh). Tensions have been high between the Hadi government and STC since the separatists declared self-rule in April.
Somalia—Civilian Dies In Suicide Attack On Turkish Base Garowe Online | 06/23/2020 One person has been killed in a suicide bombing targeting the Turkish military base near Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, reports the Garowe Online (Somalia). On Tuesday, the attacker, disguised as a recruit, detonated his device while in line to enter the base, said witnesses. The attack took place at Camp Turksom, a Turkish military base built in 2017 and used to train Somali troops. Turkish troops shot the attacker who set off his bomb outside of the camp, said a Somali government spokesman cited by the Anadolu Agency (Ankara). The bomber and a pedestrian were killed in the blast. A cadet at the base was also badly injured, according to witnesses. There were several other injuries in the explosion, the spokesman said. The Turkish mission recently began a recruiting drive for the Somali army, which the militant saw as an opportunity to conduct an attack, said unnamed sources. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
Ivory Coast—Militant Leader Behind Deadly Border Attack Arrested, Says Defense Minister Agence France-Presse | 06/23/2020 Senior government officials say the militant leader responsible for a deadly attack on security forces in northern Ivory Coast earlier this month has been captured, reports Agence France-Presse. On Monday, Defense Minister Hamed Bakayoko announced that the leader of the assault on the Kafolo border post on June 11 had been apprehended without providing any details. Eleven soldiers and a gendarme were reported killed in the attack. A large number of people directly involved in the attack have also been arrested and the investigation is continuing, said the minister. The assault was conducted by the Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) terrorist group, according to a Burkinabe source.
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