Burkina Faso village emptied as thousands flee jihadist violence
More than 7,000 people have fled a village in Burkina Faso that was attacked over the weekend, adding to tens of thousands already displaced by a jihadist insurgency in the country.
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More than 7,000 people have fled a village in Burkina Faso that was attacked over the weekend, adding to tens of thousands already displaced by a jihadist insurgency in the country.
Communications Minister Ousseni Tamboura said the village "has been completely emptied of people"
President condemns 'barbaric' and 'despicable' massacre in a village in country's volatile north
Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso's volatile north in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015, officials said Saturday.
OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso), June 6 — Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso’s volatile north in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015, officials said yesterday. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore denounced...