43 killed in attacks on Burkina Faso villages

The army and police are being increasingly targeted by jihadists and rebels At least 43 people have been killed in attacks in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on Monday, in what local sour

ces described as apparent vigilante reprisals for jihadist assaults.

“On Sunday, attacks were carried out on the villages of Dinguila and Barga in Yatenga province. The provisional toll is 43 victims,” the government said in a statement. According to local sources, Fulani people make up the bulk of the population of the villages, and they have been accused of ties with jihadists waging an insurgency in the north.

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