Burkina Faso

Six Burkina Faso police killed in bomb and gun attack in Solle in the North region

At least six Burkina Faso police officers were killed in a bomb and gun attack in the northern town of Solle near the border with Mali

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Burkina Faso soldiers killed by roadside bomb in restive east

A Burkina Faso Defense and Security Forces vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Gayeri in the east near the border with Niger, killing at least five and injuring one

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Burkina Faso gendarme killed in attack on Inata gold mine in Soum province

A Burkina Faso gendarme was killed and another injured in an attack on a security post at the Inata gold mine in the north of the country

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Eight Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast near Baraboulé

At least eight Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle near Baraboule in Soum province near the Mali border

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Bodies of 3 Burkina Faso police found as search for abducted mine staff continues

Three police officers were killed in a northern region of Burkina Faso where they were hunting for three kidnapped mineworkers, a security official said

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Burkina Faso armed forces conduct air strikes, clearing operations near Pama and Gayeri

Burkina Faso's armed forces conducted air strikes and clearance operations in the Pama and Gayeri areas in the country's east, the Chief of the General Staff said

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Twin attacks in Burkina Faso’s Kompienga province leave at least 8 dead

At least eight civilians were killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso's Kompienga province, where jihadists have been gaining ground in recent months

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Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack

Two Burkina Faso soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the southeastern Kompienga province the AIB news agency reported

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Burkina Faso security forces personnel killed in roadside bomb blast

At least six members of the Burkina Faso security forces were killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb between Pama and Fada in the eastern Kompienga province

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Six dead in Burkina Faso ‘terrorist’ attack near Boungou gold mine

Six people, five of them police, were killed in a "terrorist" bomb and gun attack near a gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.

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