An alleged terrorist strike in Burkina Faso has resulted in the deaths of 11 troops and the disappearance of 50 civilians.
On Monday, an ambush was planned to attack a supply convoy that was being guarded by the army and travelling to the northern town of Djibo.
Over two million people have been displaced and hundreds have died as a result of the terrorist catastrophe in the area.
Lt Col Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba's military took over in a coup in January, pledging to put an end to the Islamist insurgency that had begun in 2015, but the fighting has not subsided.
Earlier this year, Lt Col Damiba published a book titled West African Armies and Terrorism: Uncertain Responses? on the issue. He had been in the vanguard of the nation's struggle against Islamist terrorists.
This month, a supply convoy has already been attacked once. On September 5, when another convoy hit an improvised explosive device on a major route that also headed to the country's north, at least 35 people were killed and 37 were injured.
The incident on Monday, for which no one has yet claimed responsibility, is said to have left 28 people wounded—20 military, 1 Volunteer for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP), and 7 civilians—and caused extensive material damage.
According to the Reuters news agency, it happened in the Gaskinde region of the Soum Province, where jihadist organizations with ties to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have increased their attacks.
Jihadists have also taken control of territory and barricaded locations close to and around the location of the convoy.
After experiencing defeats in the Middle East, both the Islamic State organization and al-Qaeda have chosen to concentrate on the Sahel area of Africa.
The Sahel is a section of semi-arid territory that runs the length of the continent from east to west beneath the Sahara Desert. It encompasses a portion of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, and Niger.
Since 2013, French soldiers have been assisting the local armed forces in battling insurgents.
After a diplomatic dispute with Mali's military leadership in August, French troops left the country, although they are still present in neighbouring Sahel nations.
Other African countries were worried that France's departure from Mali may accelerate the resurgence of jihadism there.