Four soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said Monday, bringing the toll from two weeks of raids by suspected jihadists to at least 80. “Four soldiers were killed and several were wounded… around 10 terrorists were neutralised in a counter-attack,” the source said. The armed forces swept the area with air support, the source added. It was the biggest single-day loss among the security forces in the history of the insurgency. On Saturday, around 10 people were hurt when the security forces using teargas dispersed a rally in the capital Ouagadougou protesting at President Roch Marc Christian Kabore’s security policies.

Source: Punch November 29, 2021 18:50 UTC