Suspected jihadists have killed 11 people, including three volunteer army auxiliaries, in attacks on two villages in northern Burkina Faso, the Sahel regional governor said Tuesday. “The provisional toll from the attacks, unfortunately, lists 11 civilians killed, including three from the Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP),” he added. The army lost five soldiers during clashes on Saturday that it said also left 30 suspected jihadists dead after a raid on a military base in the north. And last Thursday, 11 soldiers and 15 gunmen died in another attack, this time in the east of the nation, the army said. Burkina Faso has been battered by jihadist raids since 2015, with movements linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 24, 2022 16:26 UTC