Burkina faso attack
Burkina tries 'dialogue' tack in fight against jihadists
Burkina Faso has unveiled a new tactic in its fight against a bloody jihadist insurgency, "dialogue" between community leaders and local fighters who have...
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'Good news': Disgruntled Burkina Faso workers welcome coup
In Burkina Faso, hundreds of workers are saying good riddance to an ousted president, hoping for a brighter future under the soldiers who toppled him.
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Burkina Faso govt denies army takeover after barracks gunfire
Burkina Faso's government denied that the army had seized control of the country on Sunday after exchanges of gunfire took place at multiple army barracks, including two in the capital.
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'Around 10' police killed in Burkina Faso ambush
Burkina Faso has been grappling with a jihadist insurgency that has left at least 1,400 dead since 2015 and forced an estimated one million people to flee their homes.
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About 100 killed in Burkina Faso in deadliest attack since 2015
The attack occurred during the night of Friday to Saturday when "armed individuals staged an incursion" into the northern town of Solhan, a security source said.
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Three killed in northern Burkina Faso attack
A brutal resurgence of jihadist violence in the West African country has forced more than 16,000 people from their homes in just the last 10 days, prompting a fresh military offensive.
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At least 50 die in Burkina attacks blamed on jihadists
Ten people were killed when an aid convoy was ambushed in Burkina Faso, the government said on Sunday, bringing to at least 50 the death toll from a string of attacks blamed on jihadists.
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Burkina Faso army says 32 'terrorists' killed in two operations
One soldier was killed in the operations, which come less than a month after 37 people were killed in an ambush.
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Gunmen kill six during Catholic mass in Burkina Faso
The gunmen then set fire to the church, several shops and a small cafe before heading to the local health centre, which they looted, burning the chief nurse's vehicle.
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Gunmen kill six in Burkina Faso Catholic Church: sources
The attackers set fire to the church, several shops and a small cafe before heading to the local health centre, which they looted and burnt the chief nurse's vehicle, said Zongo.
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Five dead in Burkina clashes after shooting
A crowd of about 100 youths stormed the police station in the western town of Orodara on Friday after the alleged gunman took shelter there following the deadly shooting of the young man earlier Friday.
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Burkina Faso PM and government resign
Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba stood down on Friday, according to a statement released by the country's president.
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Six shot dead in 'terror attack' in Burkina Faso
The police responded, firing on the attackers, killing six of them but leaving one officer with a foot injury, another security source said.
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Hundreds of schools shut in Burkina Faso over jihadi attacks
Despite international efforts to create a transnational anti-jihadist military operation, named the G5 Sahel force, the situation is getting worse.
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At least 9 killed in Burkina Faso twin attacks
An unnamed security source told AFP that one of the attacks had targeted the home of a Islamic religious leader and other Muslims.
