ブルキナファソ：なにやら軍内部の動きが不穏

　北部のMansilaという町の軍の基地に攻撃があり、100名以上が死亡、行方不明者も発生。「ああ、それは我々が攻撃したのさ！　大成功だよ！」と反乱勢力が声明した―のは事件発生から5日過ぎてから。おいおい、そこまで時間を置くこと、不自然じゃないか…？　おいおい、軍政権よ、君たちはなんでまたそんなに静かなんだい…？

BBC Attack on army base fuels Burkina Faso mutiny rumours　15 hours ago
By Linnete Bahati Amimo, Samuel Lando & Mamadou Faye

　…これ、軍内部の不満分子によるクーデター計画ないしその予行じゃないの？という疑惑が雪だるまみたいに展開している模様。軍政リーダーはこうした疑惑を否定しようとしているが―。

「An attack that reportedly killed more than 100 soldiers on an army base in Burkina Faso has snowballed into speculation about unrest in the security forces, in a country where the military has been in power since 2022.

The leader of the military junta has since appeared on state TV in an attempt to debunk the rumours.」

「Burkina Faso has been battling Islamist insurgents for several years and about half the country is outside government control.
Jihadist group Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has said it was behind last Tuesday's attack in the northern town of Mansila.」

　イスラミスト反乱勢力としてはビデオも出して、これが先日の攻撃で奪取した武器弾薬だぞ！と誇ったりするのだが、もうちょっと早めに出すもんじゃないかねえ、と疑うのは尤もなことだろう。

「According to several reports, armed men attacked the military base, located near the border with Niger, on 11 June.

Around 100 soldiers were killed and many others were missing, reports say, adding that several hundred civilians fled Mansila for neighbouring towns in search of safety.

Five days after the attack, JNIM, an al-Qaeda affiliate, said it was behind the attack, and that dozens of soldiers were killed.

The group shared a video showing a large amount of weapons and ammunition that it says were captured during the assault.」

　軍政側も、指導者がこの事件に言及するのが事件後10日。…こっちこそ素早く声明すべきじゃないかねえ…。100名だよ。遺族へ「心はあなた方とともにあります」くらい言う義理があるだろう…。

「Junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré broke his silence on the attack on Thursday, 10 days after it happened.

He said the military had launched an operation after the assault, and sent reinforcement troops.
But he did not address JNIM's allegation that it carried out the attack.」

　…まあ、民主国家なら。民主主義的に、国家が国民に対して責任を負うものなら。そこはロシアでさえそこそこ意図しており、モスクワなど大都市住民の動員にはかなり及び腰と聞きますわね。気を遣うところには気を遣うわけですよ…。

「But insecurity in Burkina Faso has increased dramatically since the army took power in 2022, kicking out French troops, saying they had not done enough to tackle the jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The junta has meanwhile deepened military ties with Russia.」

　…そんなわけで「アイツらに任しといたら何にもよくならねぇ！」と政権転覆、フランスを追い出して対テロ戦争を遂行しようとロシアの傭兵部隊を入れたいな！という昨今ですが、まあとにかく治安は悪化しっぱなしで、クーデターの正統性が揺らいでるわけですわね、ブルキナファソ。