Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say government
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters A massacre in north-east Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this month was carried out mostly by children between the ages of 12 and 14, the government said. Armed assailants raided the village of Solhan on the evening of 4th June, opened fire on residents and burned homes. […]
At least 132 civilians killed in Burkina Faso’s worst attack in years
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters The death toll from the worst militant attack in Burkina Faso in recent years has risen to 132, the government said on Saturday, after armed assailants laid siege overnight to a village in the jihadist-plagued north-east. The attackers struck during the night on Friday, killing residents of the village of Solhan in […]