Burkina Faso • Page 15 of 33

Sep- 2021 -

8 September

A military personnel stands outside the headquarters of the country's defence forces in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozens of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.

Burkina Faso, Mali Agree Joint Force Against Jihadists

Burkina Faso and Mali agreed to mount joint military operations against jihadist groups who have ravaged Africa's Sahel region.

Aug- 2021 -

19 August

Africa

Burkina Faso's armed forces, pictured during training, have carried out security sweeps in an attempt to stem jihadist violence.

Staff Writer With AFP

47 Killed in Burkina Faso Jihadist Attack

Burkina Faso's president declared three days of national mourning after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in an attack in the north of the country.

17 August

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Burkina Army Says Killed 13 Jihadists, Destroyed Camp

At least 13 jihadists have been killed and a "terrorist logistics site" destroyed in a response to armed attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso.

12 August

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

17 Jihadists, Five Defense Volunteers Killed in Burkina Attacks

Seventeen suspected jihadists and five members of a civil defense militia have been killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso.

6 August

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

30 Killed in Attacks in Burkina Faso: Official Toll

Thirty people, including 15 soldiers, have been killed in suspected jihadist attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso.

2 August

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

15 Soldiers Killed, Six Missing in Niger Attack: Ministry

Fifteen soldiers have been killed and six more are missing after a "terrorist" attack in southwest Niger.

Jul- 2021 -

30 July

Europe

Hercules Reyes

Turkey to Export Unmanned Mine Clearing Equipment to Burkina Faso

Turkey’s state-owned defense company ASFAT will export four unmanned mine-clearing vehicles to Burkina Faso.

30 July

Africa

Nigerian soldiers traveling on the back of a pick-up truck.

Staff Writer With AFP

19 Civilians Killed in New Attack in Niger

A fresh attack in western Niger near the border with volatile Mali has left 19 civilians dead.

13 July

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Burkina Attack Leaves 10 Dead, Including 7 Defense Volunteers

Ten people were killed in northern Burkina Faso, seven of them members of a civilian defense force, security sources said Monday, in an attack in a region that has been repeatedly hit by jihadists.

12 July

Africa