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Burkina Faso: More than 50 security forces killed, dozens wounded by jihadis as violence inches closer to capital
1 year, 6 months ago

Burkina Faso: More than 50 security forces killed, dozens wounded by jihadis as violence inches closer to capital

Firstpost  

Several dozen of the Islamic militants also were killed, as part of an operation to try push back the jihadis from Koumbri so that displaced people could return, the army said. Over 50 security forces lost their lives and many others sustained injuries in a fierce clash with jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said. The number of civilians …

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Fanatics and putschists are creating failed states in west Africa
1 year, 7 months ago

Fanatics and putschists are creating failed states in west Africa

Hindustan Times  

Mohamed Bazoum, Niger’s president, was under no illusions. Even if that danger is averted in the next few days, the putsch will almost certainly deal a crushing blow to efforts to fight the world’s most dangerous jihadist insurgency, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives in the three core countries in the Sahel: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. After …

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No clarity about who's in charge in Niger, 2 days after mutinous soldiers ousted the president
1 year, 7 months ago

No clarity about who's in charge in Niger, 2 days after mutinous soldiers ousted the president

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two days after mutinous soldiers ousted Niger’s democratically elected president, …

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Suspected jihadists kill 33 Burkina Faso troops: Army
1 year, 10 months ago

Suspected jihadists kill 33 Burkina Faso troops: Army

India Today  

An attack by suspected jihadists killed 33 soldiers in eastern Burkina Faso on Thursday, the army said. A contingent of troops came across "a complex, large-scale attack" in the east region, which also left 12 soldiers wounded, according to an army statement. READ | 40 killed in attack by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso has been grappling with …

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60 killed in Burkina Faso by men in military uniforms, says prosecutor
1 year, 10 months ago

60 killed in Burkina Faso by men in military uniforms, says prosecutor

India Today  

Around 60 civilians were killed on Friday in northern Burkina Faso by people wearing the uniforms of the Burkinabe armed forces, local prosecutor Lamine Kabore said on Sunday, citing information from police in the town of Ouahigouya. Since 2022, attacks by armed groups on civilians have surged while state security forces and volunteer defence troops have conducted a number of …

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40 killed in attack by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso
1 year, 10 months ago

40 killed in attack by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso

India Today  

Unidentified armed men killed 40 people and wounded 33 others in an attack on the army and volunteer defence forces in northern Burkina Faso, officials said on Sunday. READ | South Korea fires warning shots after North's boat crosses sea border On Sunday, there was "another attack targeting the military detachment of Kongoussi ", news agency AFP quoted the same …

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Army rescues women, babies abducted by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso
2 years, 1 month ago

Army rescues women, babies abducted by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso

Firstpost  

The abduction of the women and babies last week prompted alarm from the United Nations, while the country’s military junta warned of a rise in jihadist attacks on civilians Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Soldiers rescued a group of 62 women and four babies abducted by suspected jihadists last week in northern Burkina Faso, state television and a security source said Friday. …

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34 killed in two jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso
2 years, 8 months ago

34 killed in two jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso

The Hindu  

Suspected jihadists killed at least 34 people in attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso at the weekend, officials and sources said Monday. In the northwest of the country, 22 people, reportedly including children, were killed late Sunday at Bourasso in Kossi province, said Boucle du Mouhoun regional governor Babo Pierre Bassinga. In northern Burkina Faso, 12 people died on …

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Suspected Jihadists 'Systemically' Slaughter Over 130 People In Western Africa's Mali
2 years, 8 months ago

Suspected Jihadists 'Systemically' Slaughter Over 130 People In Western Africa's Mali

News 18  

Suspected jihadists massacred more than 130 civilians over the weekend in neighbouring central Mali towns, the latest mass killings in the Sahel region. Deteriorating border situation Nearly 600 civilians were killed in Mali in 2021 in violence blamed mainly on jihadists, but also on self-defence militias and armed forces, according to a UN document published in March. The UN has …

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Burkina Faso’s junta leader is declared president by council
3 years, 1 month ago

Burkina Faso’s junta leader is declared president by council

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The leader of Burkina Faso’s junta Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been declared president this week, the West African country’s Constitutional Council said in a statement. Since seizing power Damiba has swiftly appointed new military chiefs, sacked local administrators and vowed to restore Burkina Faso to constitutional rule when the “conditions are right,” he …

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The Hindu editorial on coup in Burkina Faso
3 years, 1 month ago

The Hindu editorial on coup in Burkina Faso

The Hindu  

Burkina Faso, once known as one of the most stable countries in West Africa, has been mired in a deadly cycle of jihadist violence since 2015. Monday’s coup, in which mutinous soldiers overthrew the democratically elected government of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, was a direct result of this growing instability which the government failed miserably to tackle. Mr. Kaboré …

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Burkina Faso: How armed conflict cost lives in troubled African nation in 2021
3 years, 2 months ago

Burkina Faso: How armed conflict cost lives in troubled African nation in 2021

Hindustan Times  

Burkina Faso, the landlocked west African nation, reported yet another news of multiple killings with at least 41 people dying in an armed rebel attack in its troubled northern region. The latest atrocity in Burkina Faso occurred when suspected jihadists killed 41 people. June: An estimated 132 lives were lost in northern Burkina Faso on June 5, 2021, when assailants …

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Gunmen kill 11 police officers in Burkina Faso; 4 missing
3 years, 8 months ago

Gunmen kill 11 police officers in Burkina Faso; 4 missing

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Gunmen ambushed a group of police officers in Burkina Faso, killing at least 11 of them in the deadliest attack of its kind yet in this West African country where extremist violence is escalating. At least four other officers were missing after Monday’s attack near the town of Barsalogho in the volatile country’s center-north region, Burkina …

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Terror in the Sahel: On growing Islamist violence in Africa
3 years, 9 months ago

Terror in the Sahel: On growing Islamist violence in Africa

The Hindu  

The massacre of at least 160 people in a border village in Burkina Faso over the weekend is a grim reminder of the threat the Sahel region faces from Islamist terrorism. The security situation in Burkina Faso, which saw its first major Islamist terrorist attack in 2015, has deteriorated steadily, especially along the borders with Niger and Mali. Four main …

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Burkina Faso attack: UN chief 'outraged' at killing of over 100 civilians, says spokesperson
3 years, 9 months ago

Burkina Faso attack: UN chief 'outraged' at killing of over 100 civilians, says spokesperson

Firstpost  

The United Nations has expressed its ‘full support’ to authorities in their efforts to overcome threats to the country’s peace, stability and unity United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres is “outraged” over the massacre of civilians in Burkina Faso’s volatile north, his spokesperson said Saturday, the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015. “The …

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At least 138 Killed in Deadliest Burkina Faso Attacks Since 2015
3 years, 9 months ago

At least 138 Killed in Deadliest Burkina Faso Attacks Since 2015

News 18  

Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso’s volatile north in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015, officials said Saturday. “We must remain united and solid against these obscurantist forces,” Kabore said, condemning the massacre in the village of Solhan as “barbaric” and “despicable.” Declaring three days of national …

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At least 114 killed in deadliest Burkina Faso attacks since 2015
3 years, 9 months ago

At least 114 killed in deadliest Burkina Faso attacks since 2015

The Hindu  

Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 114 civilians in Burkina Faso’s volatile north in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015, officials said on June 5. "We must remain united and solid against these obscurantist forces," Kabore said, condemning a massacre that left at least 100 people dead in Solhan as “barbaric” and …

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Armed assailants kill at least a hundred civilians in a night raid in a northern Burkina Faso village
3 years, 9 months ago

Armed assailants kill at least a hundred civilians in a night raid in a northern Burkina Faso village

ABC  

Armed assailants killed at least 132 civilians in an overnight attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, in what was the country’s deadliest attack in years. Key points: Attackers struck in the night in the village of Solhan, burning homes and the market The government says terrorists carried out the attack, but no group claimed responsibility It declared a …

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3 slain while filming poaching in Burkina Faso flown home
3 years, 10 months ago

3 slain while filming poaching in Burkina Faso flown home

Associated Press  

MADRID — The bodies of two Spanish journalists and an Irish wildlife activist killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso this week while they were filming a documentary on poaching were flown home Friday as several European countries vowed to keep fighting extremism in Africa’s Sahel region. David Beriáin, 44, and Roberto Fraile, 47, journalists with long experience in conflict zones, …

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Two Spanish reporters, Irish activist killed in Burkina Faso
3 years, 10 months ago

Two Spanish reporters, Irish activist killed in Burkina Faso

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Two Spanish journalists and the Irish director of a wildlife foundation were killed Monday in an ambush in eastern Burkina Faso, the Spanish government and officials in the African country said Tuesday. The two journalists were working with the wildlife campaigner on a documentary about poachers in a national park bordering Benin when they were attacked …

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Niger soldiers executed dozens of civilians, probe says
4 years, 6 months ago

Niger soldiers executed dozens of civilians, probe says

India Today  

Soldiers in Niger executed dozens of civilians during the counterinsurgency campaign against jihadists in the country's troubled Tillaberi region earlier this year, a probe into the deaths reported. The national armies of Niger and its neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso have been accused of war crimes in their response operations, including forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. Jihadist violence resulted in …

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Burkina Faso\'s volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists
4 years, 8 months ago

Burkina Faso\'s volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists

Deccan Chronicle  

Kongoussi: Armed only with a knife, Issa Tamboure was no match for gun-wielding jihadists who attacked his village in northern Burkina Faso in March. “As long as you decide to establish community defense mechanisms, they’re systemically going to become threats and the targets of these groups,” said William Assanvo, senior researcher with the Institute for Security Studies. The proliferation of …

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Attacks on Burkina Faso market and humanitarian convoy leave 35 dead as violence escalates
4 years, 9 months ago

Attacks on Burkina Faso market and humanitarian convoy leave 35 dead as violence escalates

ABC  

At least 35 people have reportedly been killed after separate attacks on a cattle market and a humanitarian convoy in Burkina Faso during a particularly violent weekend in the volatile country. Key points: Deaths from unrest in Burkina Faso have reportedly increased by 40 per cent already this year No-one has claimed responsibility for the weekend's attacks Attempts to subdue …

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Ivory Coast army joins Burkina Faso in anti-jihadist operation
4 years, 9 months ago

Ivory Coast army joins Burkina Faso in anti-jihadist operation

Deccan Chronicle  

Abidjan: Soldiers from Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso conducted their first joint operation against jihadists active near their shared border, killing eight suspected militants and arresting 14 others, Ivory Coast’s army said on Sunday. Burkina Faso and its neighbours Mali and Niger in West Africa’s semi-arid Sahel zone are battling Islamist insurgencies with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State. …

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