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Apr- 2019 -10 AprilAfrica
France and Mali troops kill 30 militants in major counter-terrorism operation near Burkina Faso border
French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a training camp during a major counter-terrorism operation near Mali's border with Burkina Faso
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4 AprilAfrica
Burkina Faso: More than 60 killed in ‘terrorist’ attacks and intercommunal reprisals in Arbinda
Sixty-two people were killed this week in terrorist attacks and subsequent intercommunal clashes in north Burkina Faso, a minister said
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Mar- 2019 -28 MarchAfrica
Four Burkina Faso gendarmes killed in attack on base in Barani near Mali border
Four Burkina Faso gendarmes were killed in an attack on a base in the Boucle du Mahoun region near the Mali border
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25 MarchAfrica
Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says
France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time
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18 MarchAfrica
Roadside bombs kill Burkina Faso police and military personnel in the Gourma
Five members of the security forces were killed in roadside bomb attacks in Burkina Faso's East region at the weekend, officials said
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14 MarchAfrica
Burkina Faso rights group says military ‘executed’ dozens during counter-terror operation
Burkina Faso rights group MBDHP accused the military of carrying out "summary executions of at least 60 people" during a February counter-terror operation
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Feb- 2019 -15 FebruaryAfrica
Burkina Faso army doctor killed by bomb hidden in corpse near Djibo
A bomb hidden in a corpse dressed in military uniform killed an army doctor and wounded two police officers in northern Burkina Faso
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11 FebruaryAfrica
Terrorism ‘expanding’ in Sahel, African Union security chief warns
The African Union peace and security chief Smail Chergui deplored the spread of "terrorism" in the Sahel region.
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8 FebruaryAfrica
Burkina Faso president overhauls army commands in wake of ‘terrorist’ attacks
Burkina Faso is overhauling its army command in the face of a wave of attacks on security personnel, according to presidential decrees
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6 FebruaryAfrica
Five Burkina Faso gendarmes killed as ‘terrorists’ attack Oursi in the Sahel region
Five Burkina Faso gendarmes were killed in a 'terrorist' attack at Oursi in the northern Sahel region, the armed forces said
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