Burkina Faso: 8 soldiers, 20 attackers killed in the Sahel

13 Mai 2020

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 13 (Infosplusgabon) - Eight Burkinabè soldiers lost their lives and around 20 attackers were killed on Monday during an ambush against a unit of the Sebba military detachment in the Sahel region, a press release from the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported on Wednesday.

The statement said the attack was carried out by armed individuals who were at a gold panning site at the entrance to the village of Kankanfogouol, 5 miles from the Niger border.

The statement reported four soldiers killed and as many missing, but the bodies of the latter were found, a source  said on Wednesday.

Terrorist attacks have been frequent in Burkina Faso since 2015. They have already claimed many victims and thousands displaced.

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