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The military convoy set out with the task of supplying cities and military bases in eastern Burkina Faso besieged by jihadist groups. [4] The first group of soldiers, made up of Rapid Intervention Brigades 5 and 9 (BIR), left the city of Dori on April 27 and headed out towards Mansila . [ 5 ]
Military authorities who seized power in 2022 have been tight-lipped. Junta members told state television on Aug. 25 that civilians and military personnel were killed, but did not provide a death ...
Burkina Faso hosted important military installations for both France and the United States, along with a German logistics base. [16] Burkina Faso experienced a military coup in September 2022, leading to the establishment of a transitional government under President Ibrahim Traoré. This new administration emphasized national sovereignty and ...
The West African country's ruling military junta, which seized power in a 2022 coup, is accused of suppressing dissent by kidnapping and conscripting critics, and urging citizens to report ...
17 November - The death toll from the attack at a military post in Inata, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, three days ago, increases to 53, including 49 gendarmes and four civilians. [16] 22 November - Gunmen open fire at a security post in Sanmatenga, Burkina Faso, killing ten civilians and nine gendarmes. Another person is injured and a ...
"In recent days, unbearable images of rare cruelty have been posted on social networks," Burkina Faso's armed forces said. Burkina Faso and Mali have been under military rule since 2020 and 2022 ...
Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report ...
Djibo is located in Burkina Faso's north, an area which is one of the centers of Jihadist rebel activity. Since the start of the Jihadist insurgency in 2015, the city was gradually isolated from the rest of the country as the rebels increased their attacks. From early 2022, the rebels organized a large-scale blockade by first evicting villagers ...