Burkina Faso prosecutor says some 170 people 'executed' in attacks on northern villages
Source: Agence France-Presse
Burkina Faso prosecutor says some 170 people 'executed' in attacks on northern villages
Issued on: 03/03/2024 - 10:59
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Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional public prosecutor said Sunday.
Aly Benjamin Coulibaly said he received reports of the attacks on the villages of Komsilga, Nodin and Soroe in Yatenga province on February 25, with a provisional toll of "around 170 people executed".
The attacks left others wounded and caused material damage, the prosecutor for the northern town of Ouahigouya added in a statement.
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Burkina Faso has been grappling with a jihadist insurgency waged by rebels affiliated with al Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) group that spilled over from neighbouring Mali in 2015.
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