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  More than 100 killed in jihadi attack in Burkina Faso, JNIM claims responsibility

  World | May 13, 2025 5:49 IST

  The latest attack shows JNIM's escalating power and widening reach in Burkina Faso, said Wassim Nasr, a Sahel specialist and senior research fellow at the Soufan Center security think tank.

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  Burkina Faso massacre: Al-Qaida group kills more than 100 people in one of the worst jihadi attacks

  World | August 27, 2024 6:48 IST

  Al-Qaida took responsibility for the attack, announcing in a statement that it had seized “complete control over a militia position” in Barsalogho, a key location in Kaya. The town is strategically important as security forces have used it to defend against jihadis.

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  Burkina Faso Military massacres over 223 civilians, including babies in a hasty raid on two villages

  World | April 25, 2024 12:23 IST

  Burkina Faso- a once-peaceful nation has been ravaged by violence that has pitted jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group against state-backed forces. Both sides have targeted civilians caught in the middle of the brutal war-like situation.

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  Burkina Faso: 70 killed, mostly children and elderly, in village massacre amid Islamist insurgency

  World | November 14, 2023 10:56 IST

  Burkina Faso's government was overthrown by the military junta, which promised to take care of the perilous security situation of the country. Despite that, the West African nation continues to grapple with Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands and displaced millions.

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  35 civilians, 80 jihadists killed in attack in Burkina Faso

  World | December 25, 2019 9:45 IST

  Jihadists attacked a town in northern Burkina Faso and killed 35 civilians, most of them women, and ensuing clashes with security forces left 80 jihadists dead, the West African nation’s president announced late Tuesday. The violence, which erupted in the town of Arbinda in Sahel region near the country’s border with Mali, lasted for several hours, according to a military statement. Seven members of the security forces who responded also were killed.

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  African Union calls for Burkina Faso army to transfer power to civilians

  World | November 04, 2014 8:39 IST

  Addis Ababa: The African Union (AU) has called for the army in Burkina Faso to transfer power to civilians in two weeks period.The Peace and Security Council of the 54-member pan-African bloc held its meeting