Suspected jihadists kill 14 soldiers in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Suspected jihadists killed 14 soldiers in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, the defence ministry said, in the latest bloodshed to hit the region plagued by Islamist violence.
“The military detachment of Yirgou” in the Centre-Nord region’s Barsalogho department was “the target of a terrorist attack” around 0500 GMT on Monday, junior defence minister General Aime Barthelemy Simpore said.
- Read more about Suspected jihadists kill 14 soldiers in Burkina Faso
- Log in or register to post comments