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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 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 ...
The United States said it has cut and suspended assistance to Burkina Faso’s military but still supplies nonlethal equipment to civilian security forces such as the national police. In January ...
"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 ...
The International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated in 2011–12 [needs update] that Burkina Faso had 6,400 personnel in L'Armée de Terre in three military regions, one tank battalion (two tank platoons), five infantry regiments that may be under-strength, and an airborne regiment. Artillery and engineer battalions are also listed.
One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso's history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims' relatives and religious leaders, piling pressure on the ruling junta of a country where ...
Around 100 to 200 militants from JNIM attacked the Burkinabe military base in Bourzanga at 5am on May 21. [2] [3] A Burkinabe security source told RFI that the soldiers at the base were prepared for the attack and had known about the jihadists' plan to attack the base for several days. [2]
Burkina Faso’s military government said Wednesday its intelligence and security services had thwarted a coup attempt and were actively pursuing others believed involved in what it called a bid ...