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Gunmen kill 11 police officers in Burkina Faso; 4 missing By SAM MEDNICKJune 22, 2021 GMT OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a group of police officers in Burkina Faso, killing at least 11 of them in the deadliest attack of its kind yet in this West African country where extremist violence is escalating. At least four other officers were missing after Monday’s attack near the town of Barsalogho in the volatile country’s center-north region, Burkina Faso’s security ministry confirmed in a press release Tuesday. “The violence is getting closer to Barsalogho. We are real...

Updated Jun 22, 2021 02:57 pm OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a group of police officers in Burkina Faso, killing at least 11 of them in the deadliest attack of its kind yet in this West African country where extremist violence is escalating. At least four other officers were missing after Monday’s attack near the town of Barsalogho in the volatile country’s center-north region, Burkina Faso’s security ministry confirmed in a press release Tuesday. “The violence is getting closer to Barsalogho. We are really concerned,” said Abdoulaye Pafadnam, the town’s mayo...

On the night of Friday 4th June, a group of unidentified armed men stormed the village of Solhan in the north of Burkina Faso, shooting indiscriminately, looting the market and burning homes. A report

Dozens of men, women and children perished in single deadliest attack in Burkina Faso since its conflict began in 2015.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Fatimata Lankoande was asleep in her house when she was awakened by a gunshot. “Everyone was scared and terrified,” the 63