Five civilian volunteers, one soldier killed in Burkina Faso ambush
The nation, among the world's poorest, is struggling with a jihadist insurgency that has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
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OUAGADOUGOU - Six people including civilians were killed when a military detachment was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said on Sunday.
The nation, among the world's poorest, is struggling with a jihadist insurgency that has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
"A unit from Gaskinde (Soum province) was ambushed on Saturday. One (soldier) sadly lost his life, and another was injured. On our side, there were five other casualties, all volunteers," a security source told AFP.