Two Burkina Faso soldiers have been killed died while looking for four policemen missing after a deadly jihadist ambush, the government said Wednesday.
“After the death of 11 policemen” on Monday in the Centre-Nord region, the two soldiers had died when “they hit an improvised explosive device”, government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura said after a cabinet meeting on security.
Tamboura also said a member of a civilian militia helping the army fight jihadists had been killed in an attack Monday in the Nord region. About 10 other militia members were still missing on Wednesday, he added.
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Source: CGTN News