Burkina Faso
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Dec- 2018 -31 DecemberAfrica
Burkina Faso declares emergency in northern provinces following attacks
Burkina Faso declared a state of emergency in the northern provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said
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28 DecemberAfrica
Burkina Faso police officers killed in ambush near Mali border
Ten police officers were killed and three wounded in an ambush in northwestern Burkina Faso while heading to the village of Loroni
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22 DecemberAfrica
Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast between Fada and Kompienbiga
Three soldiers died and four were injured when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device near Kompienbiga in eastern Burkina Faso
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3 DecemberAfrica
Six ‘terrorists’ shot dead in eastern Burkina Faso firefight
Six people were shot dead by police near Bougui in eastern Burkina Faso during a "terrorist attack" on a security patrol
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1 DecemberAfrica
Five killed in bomb and gun attack near Boungou in eastern Burkina Faso
Five people, four of them police, were killed when their convoy was hit by a complex roadside bomb and gun attack near Boungou in eastern Burkina Faso
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Nov- 2018 -5 NovemberAfrica
US counter-terrorism assistance to G5 Sahel member states almost doubles to $111 million
The US has increased its military assistance to G5 Sahel Joint Force member states Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to $111 million
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Oct- 2018 -27 OctoberAfrica
Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed, at least 9 injured in attacks in Ber and Konna
Two Burkinabe UN peacekeepers were killed and at least nine others from Burkina Faso and Togo were injured in two attacks in central and northern Mali
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19 OctoberAfrica
Burkina Faso: Djibo gendarmerie severely damaged in overnight attack
The gendarmerie in Djibo in Burkina Faso's northern Soum province was heavily damaged in an assault, a day after a gendarme was killed in an attack in Barani in Kossi province
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9 OctoberAfrica
France air operation in Burkina Faso confirmed after reports of strikes near Pama
The French armed forces confirmed helicopters were used in operations in Burkina Faso's East region, after reports said aircraft struck targets in the forests around Pama
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7 OctoberAfrica
Airstrikes reported after Burkina Faso soldier killed in bomb attack near Pama in restive East
A Burkina Faso military officer was killed and a soldier injured when their vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb attack near Pama in Kompienga province in the restive East
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