In the more than 15 years Salomon Tibiri has been offering spiritual succor as a military pastor in Burkina Faso, he\u2019s never fielded so many calls from anxious soldiers and their relatives as in recent years, when the army found itself under attack by Islamic extremist fighters.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore the crisis there was more stability,\u201d Tibiri said, seated in a military camp church in the city of Kaya, in the hard-hit Center-North region. \u201cNow (the soldiers) are busier, and when you approach them you feel their stress\u2014much more stress.\u201d<\/p>\n
Once considered a beacon of peace and religious coexistence in the region, the West African nation has been embroiled in unprecedented violence linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State since 2016.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Burkina Faso's military chaplains say they're stretched thin by the unprecedented conflict and what assistance they are able to provide through phone calls and prayer services is insufficient. https:\/\/t.co\/6gqHPk3wI4<\/a><\/p>\n — Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n