Published 2 years ago

Attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso kill 15, wound 20

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The attacks are the latest in a series of increased violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic state across the country. The military junta, which overthrew a democratically elected government in January, is struggling to stem the violence. The government said it was going to support community leaders in talking with some jihadis.

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Times of India

mali: Six soldiers killed, 20 injured in Mali 'terror' attacks

Rest of World News: BAMAKO: Six soldiers were killed and 20 injured in simultaneous attacks targeting three army bases in central Mali Sunday, the Malian army said.

2 years ago·India

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The Hindu

Nine soldiers among 15 killed in Burkina Faso's north

The attacks are the latest in a series of increased violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State across the country that's killed thousands and displaced 2 million people.

2 years ago·India

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Reuters

Attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso kill 15, wound 20

BAMAKO/OUAGADOUGOU - Eleven soldiers and four civilians were killed on Sunday in attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso, neighbouring West African countries struggling with deadly jihadist insurgencies, military and security sources said. Suicide bombers drove cars packed with explosives into three military camps in central Mali before dawn, the military said in a statement. Six were killed

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Nine soldiers among 15 killed in Burkina Faso's north

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Fifteen people were killed, including nine soldiers, in coordinated jihadi attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the army said. Two military detachments, in Gaskinde and Pobe Mengao in Soum province in the Sahel region were hit by “terrorists” Sunday morning, wounding more than two dozen people, said the army in a statement.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Nine soldiers among 15 killed in Burkina Faso's north

Fifteen people have been killed in coordinated attacks in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region

2 years ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso kill 15, wound 20

BAMAKO/OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Eleven soldiers and four civilians were killed on Sunday in attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso, neighbouring West African countries struggling with deadly jihadist insurgencies, military and security sources said. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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