It is the second coup in the troubled West African nation this year. Captain Ibrahim Toure, Burkina Faso's new ruler, announced on state television late Friday that the government had been dissolved, suspending the constitution. Diya and all borders were also closed.
The same group of officers ousted Lt. Col. Paul Henry Dimiba, who helped bring him to power in January, Captain Ibrahim Turre said. He said the officers fired him because of the militants' attacks.
The African nations of Mali, Chad and Guinea have seen military overthrows beginning around 2020. There are fears that the region, which saw democracy flourish in the past decade, is returning to military dictatorship.
Ibrahim Turre was previously the head of the anti-jihadist special forces unit 'Cobra'.
In January, Lt. Col. Paul Henry Damiba overthrew the elected government and said that the government had failed to stop the attacks by Islamic militants.
However, his administration also failed to stop the attacks. has become the epicenter of ISIS violence. The violence started in neighboring Mali in 2012 and spread to other West African countries.
Thousands of people have been killed during raids in the country's rural areas, while millions have been forced to flee their areas.
Militants attacked 11 soldiers in the northern part of the country this week as they accompanied convoys of civilian vehicles.
Dozens of civilians are still missing.
The Economic Community of West African States has condemned the military coup attempt.
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