A jihadi group aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, which is active in the Sahel ...

A West African al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso this week, ...

Human Rights Watch says at least 100 civilians in Burkina Faso were killed by government forces near the town of Solenzo in ...

“This is one of the deadliest attacks in Burkina Faso, and it comes just as Ibrahim Traore [Burkina Faso’s military leader] has been saying that the country has been gaining ...

Al-Qaeda-linked attack kills 200 soldiers in Burkina Faso's Loroum province amid rising Sahel violence. Posted: May 15, 2025 ...

The attack on several locations, including a military base and the long besieged strategic town of Djibo, occurred early Sunday, said an aid worker actively involved in dialogues in Burkina Faso ...

DAKAR, May 14 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM has claimed responsibility for an attack targeting a military post in Burkina Faso's northern Loroum province in which the group said 60 soldiers ...

The junta's military strategy worsened ethnic tensions. Censorship restricts information flow. Many residents fled to Mali. The nation faces a severe security crisis. Burkina Faso President ...

The attacks, in which thousands of people have ... It now says further research has "uncovered that Burkina Faso's military was responsible for these mass killings of Fulani civilians".

A West African al Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for killing 200 soldiers at an army base in Burkina Faso's Djibo ...