Three soldiers and 11 suspected jihadists were killed when an army unit came under fire in northern Burkina Faso, the military said on Thursday. The detachment in Thiou, in the northern province of Yatenga, was attacked early Wednesday, military headquarters said in a statement. The latest attack brings the number of fatalities among civilians and the security forces in northern Burkina to at least 79 in 11 days. It was the biggest one-day loss among the security forces in the history of the insurgency. On Sunday, at least nine gendarmes and around 10 civilians were killed in Foube.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 25, 2021 13:01 UTC