Twin attacks in Burkina kill 16Updated: May 19, 2021 – Attacks on a village and troops in the north and east of Burkina Faso left 15 civilians and one soldier dead, a regional governor and security sources said Wednesday. The Tin-Akoff area has already suffered two attacks since May 8, with three killed in each. The poor West African country has suffered jihadist attacks since 2015, with more than 1,300 people killed and a million displaced. In the face of attacks that have forced more than 17,000 people from their homes, the army launched an operation in the north on May 5. The operation, named Houne — Dignity in the Fula, or Peul, language — is expected to last more than a month.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 19, 2021 17:37 UTC