Tag: #BurkinaFaso
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Burkina Faso’s army claims to have killed 11 terrorists
Ouagadougou, Feb 25 (AFP/APP): Burkina Faso’s armed forces said Thursday they had killed 11 “terrorists” during an operation in the country’s jihadist-plagued north after a recent surge in attacks. The ground and air operation was launched “in the forest of Bangao and in the areas of Tasmakat, Fourkoussou and Bidy in Oudalan province on February 23 and 24,”…
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40 killed in attacks in restive central Mali
Bamako, Feb 15 (AFP/APP): Forty people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in a spate of attacks in central Mali, authorities said Friday, with most of the deaths caused by inter-ethnic violence in the deeply troubled region. Thirty-one people were killed in an attack overnight in Ogossagou, a village mainly inhabited by Fulani people where…
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UN, Pope voice solidarity with Burkina Faso after jihadist attack
Ouagadougou, Dec 26 (AFP/APP): A militant attack that left 42 dead in the north of Burkina Faso, the worst assault in the country for five years, plunged the nation into mourning over Christmas and sparked messages of solidarity from the United Nations and Pope Francis. Thirty-five civilians, including 31 women, and seven soldiers were killed…
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18 militants killed by Burkina Faso police
Ouagadougou, Nov 21 (AFP/APP): Burkina Faso authorities said 18 “terrorists” were killed when they attempted to attack a police base in the north of the country, where security services have been struggling to quell a rising militant revolt. “The attackers were repulsed thanks to a prompt response,” police said in a statement after Wednesday’s assault…
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Deputy mayor among 4 killed in Burkina Faso ambush: sources
Ouagadougou, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): Four people including the deputy mayor of a northern Burkina Faso city were killed in an ambush on Sunday in an area plagued by recurrent militant attacks, sources said. “The deputy mayor of Djibo and three companions were killed in an attack by unidentified armed assailants,” an administrative source told AFP.…