Burkina Faso
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Jan- 2020 -20 JanuaryAfrica
Chad plans military deployment to Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area
French and Swedish defense ministers discussed Chad plans to deploy military personnel to the Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area
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17 JanuaryAfrica
Burkina Faso troops killed in roadside bomb attack near Arbinda
Five Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Arbinda in the northern Soum province
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17 JanuaryAfrica
Barkhane: 15 ‘terrorists’ killed in joint Liptako-Gourma operations
More than 1,000 troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the G5 Sahel Joint Force, and Barkhane took part in actions in the Liptako-Gourma region
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14 JanuaryAfrica
Sahel Coalition: G5 and France agree new joint command, will prioritize fight against Islamic State
France and the G5 Sahel will form a military coalition under joint command and focus counter-insurgency efforts against ISIS
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11 JanuaryAfrica
Burkina Faso Super Tucano conducts first joint air op with French Mirage 2000 jets
Burkina Faso conducted its first joint air operation with France, when a Super Tucano worked alongside Mirage 2000D fighter jets near Arbinda in December
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Dec- 2019 -28 DecemberAfrica
Islamic State says it carried out deadly attack on Burkina Faso soldiers in Hallele
Islamic State said ISWAP was behind an attack that killed seven soldiers at their base in northern Burkina Faso
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2 DecemberAfrica
Unidentified gunmen attack Burkina Faso church, killing 14
Fourteen people were killed in an attack on a church in Hantoukoura, eastern Burkina Faso, where places of worship have suffered a string assaults
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Nov- 2019 -19 NovemberAfrica
Burkina Faso protests ‘unidentified’ foreign military overflights, requests advanced notice
Burkina Faso has asked for advance warning of foreign military overflights, warning that any unidentified planes will be considered "enemy"
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18 NovemberAfrica
France and Sahel partner forces conduct ‘unprecedented’ operation in Burkina Faso and Mali
Forces from the France-led Operation Barkhane and its partner forces in the Sahel region carried out an 'unprecedented' 17-day counter-terror operation
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15 NovemberAfrica
US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel
The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel
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