Burkina Faso

At least 4 Burkina Faso soldiers killed in attack on military base in Nassoumbou

At least four Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when gunmen raided a military base in Nassoumbou in Soum province in the northeast, the armed forces said

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10 killed in ‘terrorist attack’ in Sikire in northern Burkina Faso

Ten people were killed and two wounded in a "terrorist attack" in Sikire in Soum province in northern Burkina Faso

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‘Terrorist’ attack in Gasseliki in northern Burkina Faso kills 12

Twelve people were killed and two injured in a terrorist attack in Gasseliki in Burkina Faso's northern Soum province, the security ministry said

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Burkina Faso appoints new armed forces chief as militant attacks continue

Burkina Faso's armed forces chief Oumarou Sadou was replaced by Moise Miningou as the military struggles to put a stop to terrorist attacks

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Death toll in Burkina Faso ethnic clashes rises to 46

Forty-six people were killed in central-northern Burkina Faso this week when a suspected jihadist attack was followed by ethnic clashes, the government said

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Burkina Faso declares emergency in northern provinces following attacks

Burkina Faso declared a state of emergency in the northern provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said

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Burkina Faso police officers killed in ambush near Mali border

Ten police officers were killed and three wounded in an ambush in northwestern Burkina Faso while heading to the village of Loroni

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Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast between Fada and Kompienbiga

Three soldiers died and four were injured when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device near Kompienbiga in eastern Burkina Faso

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Six ‘terrorists’ shot dead in eastern Burkina Faso firefight

Six people were shot dead by police near Bougui in eastern Burkina Faso during a "terrorist attack" on a security patrol

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Five killed in bomb and gun attack near Boungou in eastern Burkina Faso

Five people, four of them police, were killed when their convoy was hit by a complex roadside bomb and gun attack near Boungou in eastern Burkina Faso

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