An attack on army and volunteer defense forces in northern Burkina Faso on April 15 left 40 people dead—eight soldiers and 32 civilian volunteers—with 33 others wounded, the West African nation’s transitional leadership confirmed in a statement. The government said the attack was carried out by “unidentified armed men” in Aorema village in the Yatenga…
Jihadist Attacks Kill More Than 80 People in Burkina Faso’s Worsening Security Situation
44 Dead in 2 Attacks in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU—Unknown assailants killed 44 people in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso overnight on Thursday, authorities said. The raids occurred in the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi in the Sahel region of the West African country, an area overrun by groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS terrorist groups that have carried out repeated attacks for…
At Least 51 Soldiers Killed in North Burkina Faso Attack on Friday
OUAGADOUGOU—At least 51 soldiers were killed when their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, the army said on Monday, one of the highest reported death tolls from a single attack since the area became a hotbed of terrorist activity. The incident occurred two days before France officially marked the end of its…
2 Aid Group Employees Killed in Burkina Faso Vehicle Attack
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso—Gunmen fired on a vehicle carrying a medical team in Burkina Faso on Wednesday, killing two employees of Doctors Without Borders, the organization said. Two others managed to escape. The aid organization, also known by its French acronym MSF, said the violence took place on the road between Dedougou and Tougan in the…
Recent Extremist Attacks Kill 32 People in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso—Multiple terrorist attacks across Burkina Faso over several days have resulted in the death of at least 32 people, including soldiers and civilians, government authorities said Tuesday. Burkina Faso’s State Information Agency posted on its Facebook page that a dozen soldiers and a civilian were killed Monday in Falagountou in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region…
Attack on Vehicle Kills 35 Civilians in Northern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU—At least 35 civilians were killed and 37 injured in northern Burkina Faso on Monday when a vehicle in a convoy hit an improvised explosive device (IED), the interim government said in a statement. The escorted supply convoy heading to the capital, Ouagadougou, hit the IED between the northern towns of Djibo and Bourzanga, an…
Armed Men Kill at Least 22 in North Burkina Faso Attack
OUAGADOUGOU—Armed assailants killed at least 22 civilians in northwest Burkina Faso on Monday, a local official said, the latest deadly attack in an area marred by militant activity. The attackers raided a rural commune in the province of Kossi, around 55 kilometres from the border with Mali, in the hours between late Sunday night and…
Soldiers in Burkina Faso Recover 79 Bodies so Far After Weekend Attack
OUAGADOUGOU—Soldiers in Burkina Faso have recovered 79 bodies so far after an attack in the northern Seno Province over the weekend, the government said on Tuesday, as new details of the assault emerged. At least 100 people were killed, and possibly as many as 165, in the attack, security and local sources have told Reuters….
Gold Mine Attacked in Burkina Faso, at Least 2 Dead
DAKAR—Attackers raided the Karma industrial gold mine in northern Burkina Faso in the early hours of Thursday morning, killing one soldier and one civilian, the mine’s owner said. Three or four soldiers were also wounded in the assault, which took place at around 4:30 a.m. (0430 GMT), said an official who answered the phone at…
7th Missing Miner Found Dead in Flooded Burkina Faso Mine
OUAGADOUGOU—A seventh dead body of a miner missing from a Burkina Faso zinc mine owned by Trevali Mining Corp. that flooded on April 16 was discovered on Wednesday and search teams are continuing to look for an eighth, the government said in a statement. Hopes of finding any survivors vanished last month when rescue teams…
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