Burkina Faso
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Jan- 2020 -11 JanuaryAfrica
Burkina Faso Super Tucano conducts first joint air op with French Mirage 2000 jets
Burkina Faso conducted its first joint air operation with France, when a Super Tucano worked alongside Mirage 2000D fighter jets near Arbinda in December
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Dec- 2019 -28 DecemberAfrica
Islamic State says it carried out deadly attack on Burkina Faso soldiers in Hallele
Islamic State said ISWAP was behind an attack that killed seven soldiers at their base in northern Burkina Faso
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2 DecemberAfrica
Unidentified gunmen attack Burkina Faso church, killing 14
Fourteen people were killed in an attack on a church in Hantoukoura, eastern Burkina Faso, where places of worship have suffered a string assaults
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Nov- 2019 -19 NovemberAfrica
Burkina Faso protests ‘unidentified’ foreign military overflights, requests advanced notice
Burkina Faso has asked for advance warning of foreign military overflights, warning that any unidentified planes will be considered "enemy"
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18 NovemberAfrica
France and Sahel partner forces conduct ‘unprecedented’ operation in Burkina Faso and Mali
Forces from the France-led Operation Barkhane and its partner forces in the Sahel region carried out an 'unprecedented' 17-day counter-terror operation
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15 NovemberAfrica
US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel
The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel
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13 NovemberAfrica
UN says G5 Sahel needs more support to battle terrorism, as Macron signals force revamp
The G5 Sahel Joint Force faces persistent training and equipment shortfalls as violence spirals in the region, according to a new UN report
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13 NovemberAfrica
EU to ‘increase presence and improve support’ for Sahel partners fighting terrorism
The EU will increase its presence and the level of support it gives to its partners fighting terrorism in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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6 NovemberAfrica
Burkina Faso: Dozens killed and injured in complex attack on Boungou gold mine convoy
An attack on a convoy transporting local employees of Canadian company Semafo near its Boungou gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso left 37 people dead
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Oct- 2019 -24 OctoberAfrica
Burkina Faso troops killed in ambushes in Barsalogho, Centre-Nord region
Gunmen killed six Burkina Faso soldiers in ambushes in Guiendbila and Sidogo in the Centre-Nord region
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