Ouagadougou, Feb 4, 2019 – Fourteen civilians were killed in a jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso near the Mali border, the military said on Monday. The jihadist attack, which took place in the town of Kain in the Yatenta province bordering Mali, is one of the most serious recorded in the country. Army spokesman Colonel Lamoussa Fofana said in a statement: “On the night of Sunday 3 to Monday, February 4, 2019 a terrorist attack in Kain left 14 civilian victims. “In response to this attack, the national defence and security forces immediately began operations in the Kain, Banh (Loroum Province, north) and Bomboro (Kossi Province, northwest) areas. “This counterattack… resulted in a land and air operation which neutralised 146 terrorists in the three areas,” the statement said.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 05, 2019 00:33 UTC