Suspected jihadist attack kills 13 in Burkina Faso

Suspected jihadists have killed 13 people, most of them from the army, in the latest attack in restive northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday.

Ten military police officers, two members of a relief force supporting the army, and a civilian were killed in a “terrorist attack on Monday” in the city of Falangoutouthe military said in a statement.

Ten other military police officers were missing and another five were injured in the attack, the army said.

Burkina Faso is one of the poorest and most unstable countries in Africa.

Thousands of troops, police officers and civilians have been killed and about two million people have fled their homes since jihadists launched an uprising from neighboring Mali in 2015.

More than a third of the country is outside the government’s control, and frustration within the military over the rising toll led to two coups last year.

AFP

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