At least 51 soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected terrorists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Monday, adding that 160 of the assailants died during counter-attacks. The ambush took place on Friday in Oudalan province near the restive frontier with Mali and Burkina Faso. By the end ..
At least eight soldiers were killed in the latest ambush in northern Burkina Faso's Sahel Region, the army said in a statement Monday. An ambush targeted a military unit between Deou and Oursi in Oudalan Province last Friday, said the army, which gave preliminary estimates of casualties at eight deaths,…
At least 51 soldiers were killed Friday in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, where attacks by "terrorist" armed groups have intensified since the beginning of the year.