Burkina Faso: Dozens killed in jihadist attack
35 civilians have been killed in an attack on a military base and a town
The government said the militants first attacked a military outpost in northern Soum Province, before turning their guns on civilians. Eighty insurgents were killed, along with seven soldiers and thirty-five civilians, nearly all women.
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(Photo: Soldiers from Burkina Faso patrol on the road of Gorgadji in the Sahel area of Burkina Faso, March 2019. Credit: Reuters/Luc Gnago)
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