by admin | Nov 29, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Hundreds of rebels were killed as they tried to seize a town in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the state broadcaster reported, in one of the largest clashes in recent years in the West African nation under threat from fighters linked to al-Qaida and the...
by admin | Sep 6, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] More than 50 security forces were killed and dozens wounded during intense fighting with jihadis in northern Burkina Faso, the army said Tuesday.Seventeen soldiers and three dozen volunteer fighters, who assist the military, were killed in Koumbri commune in...
by admin | Aug 26, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Niger’s junta authorized troops from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso to come to its defense and asked the French ambassador to leave the country Friday, raising the stakes in a standoff with other West African nations who are threatening force to reinstate...
by admin | Aug 10, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] A Romanian citizen who was abducted in northeast Burkina Faso in 2015 where he was working at a mine, was released Wednesday, Romania’s foreign ministry said.Iulian Ghergut, who was 39 years old when a militant group linked to al-Qaida captured him at a...
by admin | Apr 29, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] A large number of Islamic extremists launched an attack on Burkina Faso’s military in the country’s east, killing 33 soldiers and wounding a dozen others, the army said Friday.The assault took place Thursday in the Gourma province town of Ouagarou,...