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Sahel: Jihadist violence intensifies in Burkina FasoF

Attacks in Burkina Faso have increased since October and now especially target civilians, according to junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, who took power last year on a vow to quell jihadist violence. The extremists are switching tactics to focus on civilians, Traore...
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Sahel: Jihadists in Burkina Faso also abduct children and babiesF

Investigators now believe that last week's raid by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso led to the abduction of around 60 women, girls and babies, a regional prosecutor said Thursday. Earlier reports had suggested that around 50 women had been taken, said a statement...
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Sahel: Jihadists abduct dozens of women in north Burkina FasoF

By Hugues Richard Sama: Suspected jihadists have abducted roughly 50 women in insurgency-wracked northern Burkina Faso, local officials and residents told AFP on Sunday. Roughly 40 were seized about a dozen kilometres (seven miles) southeast of Arbinda on Thursday and...
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Sahel: Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso’s Sahel provinceF

Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said  Thursday. The attack happened at around nightfall on Wednesday in the village of Goulgountou in Burkina's Sahel region, when assailants arrived on...
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