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Attackers kill 11 military police in Burkina Faso

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The West African country is battling militant groups, some linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State. The attack took place at a security post in Seytenga, in the province of Seno. The gendarmes fought back but were outnumbered, the army said.

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Attackers kill 11 military police in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU - Eleven military police were killed in northern Burkina Faso on Thursday evening when their post was attacked by armed men, the army said in a statement on Friday. The West African country is battling militant groups, some linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, that are waging an insurgency which has killed thousands across Burkina Faso and neighbouring Mali and Niger. The

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian Nigeria

Ten police killed in Burkina Faso attack

Suspected jihadists killed around 10 police overnight in an attack in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Niger, security sources said on Friday.

2 years ago·Nigeria

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Anadolu Ajansı

11 gendarmerie officers killed in Burkina Faso terrorist attack

Several terrorists also neutralized during clash in Sahel region, says army - Anadolu Agency

2 years ago·Türkiye

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Al Jazeera

Eleven military policemen killed in northern Burkina Faso

The landlocked country has now replaced Mali, birthplace of the conflict in the Sahel, as the epicentre of the crisis.

2 years ago·Qatar

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Attack in Burkina Faso: 11 dead

Attack in Burkina Faso: 11 dead — At least 10 Burkinabe officers were killed in an attack on a police station near the Niger border north of Burkina Faso.

2 years ago·Türkiye

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