Six police officers have been killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, in a region prone to jihadist violence, security sources said.A group of officers was ambushed on Monday, September 9 “by armed individuals” in Soum province, one source said.Another source said the attack by “armed terrorist groups operating in the region” left six dead.The same day four soldiers were wounded in Yatenga province, also in the north, a security source said Monday.President Roch Marc Christian Kabore condemned, in a tweet, “these unspeakable attacks, these despicable acts [which] will not go unpunished.”One of the poorest countries in the world, former French colony The country has been battling an escalating wave of attacks over the last three years, beginning in the North region near the border with Mali. Sell it on Habari Shop!

Souaibou Cissé, le grand imam de Djibo qui est aussi le président de la communauté musulmane de la province du Soum, avait été enlevé mardi … You can sign up in five, super easy, steps. “A homemade explosive was used in an attack Friday morning against a military unit,” on patrol in a wildlife reserve, leaving five dead, a security source told AFP.

... encore moins un individu du Burkina-Faso. Grand Imam Souaibou Cissé was found assassinated in Tiléré (Soum province) on Saturday morning, August 15, having been abducted by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday, August 11, between Namssiguia and Gaskinde on the Kongouss-Djibo axis. In the last yea...Vigilante groups behind Fulani massacre in Burkina Faso ―Amnesty A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Nigeria news, Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etcA vigilante self-defence militia was behind for this month’s massacre of 43 people in three Fulani villages in northern Burkina Faso, according to testimonies collected by Amnesty International.Local sources had told AFP that the assailants were Koglweogo, self-defence groups acting in retaliation for jihadist attacks.A government statement after the March 8 attack did not blame any group for the killings and had promised an investigation.Amnesty said in a statement on Friday that it interviewed “seven key local witnesses and survivors in the villages of Dinguila-Peulh, Barga and Ramdolla-Peulh that were attacked”.The witnesses told the NGO that “it was the Koglweogo who carried out the onslaught, firing and indiscriminately killing people and burning homes and possessions”.According to local sources, Fulani people make up the bulk of the population of the villages which came under attack.Burkina Faso, one of the world’s poorest countries, has battled a jihadist insurgency since 2015. The conflict has provoked attacks on Fulani herders whom other communities accuse of supporting militants.A year ago, unidentified armed individuals attacked the village of Yirgou and killed six people, including the village chief. Seuls leur courage et leur patriotisme sont pour le moment leur véritable … The country has been battling an escalating wave of attacks over the last three years, beginning in the North region near the border with Mali. The original author was Mark Anthony in Shake...“The most uncharitable critic of IBB, after experiencing four other administrations (Shonekan, Abacha, Abubakar and now...This Christmas season I had intended to engage in a critical investigation of religion given the powerful theological si..."To keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done” and so on are either false, extremely misleading, or manifestation of...We all die. Un véhicule piégé a foncé sur un détachement militaire. Les FDS sont le seul et unique verrou qui tient notre pays et le peuple en l’état en dépit du manque d’équipements adéquats et de la bonne nourriture. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 juin 2020, le détachement militaire de Kelbo dans la province du Soum a été pris à partie par un groupe armé. The attack was followed by inter-community reprisals, resulting in 46 deaths, according to official figures, but more than 200 according to NGOs and politicians.On Friday, Amnesty described harrowing scenes of this month’s attacks in which it said the elderly, including a 90-year-old blind man, were among those killed.“Koglweogo arrived on motorcycles and started shooting at all the men… I suddenly saw a Koglweogo, just in front of the herd. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will - Chuck Palahniuk. Honneur aux forces armées du Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso is in the centre of the Sahel region where a militant insurgency has spread from Mali. Vers 6h30 ce mardi, des groupes armés ont lancé l’assaut sur deux sites, à Arbinda, dans la province du Soum, au nord du Burkina Faso.

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