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Burkina Faso army says 32 ‘terrorists’ killed in two operations
OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 17, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – The Burkina Faso army said on Sunday
it had killed 32 “terrorists” in two operations in the north of the country
after an attack on a patrol.
One soldier was killed in the operations, which come less than a month
after 37 people were killed in an ambush on a convoy transporting employees
of a Canadian mining company.
The West African country, is battling a jihadist revolt that has claimed
hundreds of lives.
BSS/AFP/RY/1735 hrs