Islamic Insurgents Launch Attacks In Burkina Faso Killing Almost 100

 

Reuters: Armed men kill at least 100 in Burkina Faso border zone - security source 

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Armed men killed at least 100 civilians in a rural district of northern Burkina Faso close to the border with Niger over the weekend, a security source said. 

The attackers targeted men but appeared to spare women and children in Seytenga district on Saturday night, the security source and two other sources said, all speaking on condition of anonymity. 

No group immediately claimed responsibility, but the assault happened in borderlands where militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are waging an insurgency.  

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Islamic Insurgents Launch Attacks In Burkina Faso  

Burkina Faso: dozens more bodies found after militant attack -- The Guardian  

Burkina Faso: Soldiers find 79 bodies after deadly insurgent attack -- DW  

At least 50 civilians killed in suspected jihadist raid on Burkina Faso village -- France 24  

Burkinabes shaken by deadliest jihadist attack since military take over -- Africa News

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