44 killed in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso): At least 44 civilians were killed on Thursday night in two terrorist attacks in northern Burkina Faso’s Sahel Region, said a regional government official on Saturday.
 
In a statement, Lieutenant Colonel Rodolphe Sorgho, who is the governor of the Sahel Region, said that armed terrorist groups broke into the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi, located about 5 kilometres from the commune of Seytenga in the province of Seno, killing 44 civilians and causing injuries and material damages, according to Xinhua.
 
The governor reassured the population that actions to stabilise the area were underway after the offensive led by the defence and security forces.
 
He also invited the local population to unite with the defence and security forces.
 
Since 2015, insecurity in the West African country has claimed many lives and displaced thousands more. – BERNAMA-XINHUA