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"It is clear that militant groups have shifted up gears to aggravate the situation in Burkina Faso, and moved their efforts to areas outside the immediate reach of the French-led counter-terrorism coalition fighting them in the tri-state border region," he said. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Despite the presence of more than 5,000 French troops in the Sahel, militant violence is increasing. In one week in April, more than 50 people were killed in Burkina Faso, including two Spanish journalists and an Irish conservationist. More than one million people in the country have...

The government declared three days of mourning, stating that defense and security forces were working to neutralize terrorists.

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Burkina Faso: At least 132 killed by gunmen in 'barbaric' attack on village, government says At least 132 people have been killed by gunmen in a "barbaric" attack on a village in Burkina Faso, the country's deadliest in years, authorities have said. The local market and several homes in Solhan - a northern village in Yagha province bordering Niger, in the Sahel region of Africa - were also burned down, government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura said in a statement. He blamed jihadists for the attack, which took place during the night on Friday. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore desc...

UN condemns “heinous attack” and calls for renewed effort against violent extremism in region