a few seconds agoAt least 31 women are killed in jihadists' attacks on Burkina Faso
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Suspected Islamic militants have killed 35 civilians, among them 31 women in an attack on a military base and a town in Burkina Faso, officials say. They say seven more soldiers and 80 militants were killed, the BBC writes. President Roch March Christian Caboré declared two days of national mourning. jihadist groups have [...]
Suspected Islamic militants have killed 35 civilians, among them 31 women in an attack on a military base and a town in Burkina Faso, officials say.
They say seven more soldiers and 80 militants were killed, the BBC writes.
President Roch March Christian Caboré declared two days of national mourning.
jihadist groups have stepped up attacks in Burkina Faso and other West African countries in recent years, there is Periscope.
Violence has continued despite Western efforts to help regional governments fight rebels.
In November, 13 French troops died in a helicopter crash during an operation on the southern mountain, near the Burkina Faso border.
