Burkina Faso soldier killed in an ambush on an army patrol in Soum province
A Burkina Faso soldier and five assailants were killed in an ambush on an army patrol in Soum province on Thursday, September 5, security sources...
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Burkina Faso troops killed in major terrorist attack
More than a dozen soldiers have been killed in a "major attack" by "terrorist armed groups" in northern Burkina Faso, the army said, adding that...
Two Burkina gendarmes killed in terrorist attack in the northern parts of the country
A “terrorist attack” left two gendarmes dead and one seriously wounded in the north of Burkina Faso where jihadist violence has raged since 2015, the...
At least 15 killed in two terrorist attacks on Burkina villages
Two attacks by "armed terrorists" on villages in northern Burkina Faso left 15 people dead, the country's Defence Minister Cheriff Sy said Monday. The gunmen...
Terrorists killed 17 civilians in raid north of Burkina Faso
Jihadist fighters killed 17 civilians in a night-time raid on a village in the troubled north of Burkina Faso, Defence Minister Cheriff Sy said Wednesday....
Terrorists in West Africa renew allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
On June 15, the Islamic State’s West Africa “province” released a short video of fighters from Mali and Burkina Faso renewing their pledge of fealty...
Attacks on Christians in Burkina Faso a publicity stunt for Islamic groups
Last month in northern Burkina Faso there were attacks on a church and on a procession of Catholics. These have raised fears of religious strife...