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CORRECTED: Jihadists kill 'dozens' of soldiers and civilians in Burkina Faso
Abidjan, Aug 1 (AFP) Aug 01, 2025
Two jihadist attacks in northeastern Burkina Faso early this week killed "several dozens" of soldiers and civilians, two security sources and a local source told AFP on Friday.

In a "major" attack carried out on Monday, a military unit in the village of Dargo was targeted by "armed terrorist groups", leaving "several dozens of deaths on each side", one regional security sources said.

The other security source and the local source told AFP that civilians had also been killed in a second attack.


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