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Violence in the once-peaceful West African nation is escalating as attacks linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State increase.
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Violence in the once-peaceful West African nation is escalating as attacks linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State increase.
Islamic extremists killed 41 people last week in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, including the prominent leader of a volunteer group helping the country's military, the government said. Alkassoum Maiga, the government spokesman, announced two days of mourning following the deadly ambush on a convoy in Loroum province on…
Burkina Faso's government says 41 people were killed last week after an ambush in the country's north blamed on Islamic extremists
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Islamic extremists killed 41 people last week in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, including the prominent leader of a volunteer group helping the country's military, the government said.
Burkina Faso's government says 41 people were killed last week after an ambush in the country's north blamed on Islamic extremists