At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed in two attacks by armed assailants in Burkina Faso, a regional governor and the army said in separate statements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The army said on Monday that a combat unit in Falagountou, in the north of the country near its border with Niger, came under attack and that 10 soldiers, two fighters of the volunteer force and a civilian were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest killings come as Burkina Faso \u2014 and its neighbours in Mali and Niger \u2014 battle armed groups linked to extremist organizations who have occupied territory in the country\u2019s arid and mainly rural north, executing hundreds of villagers and displacing nearly 2 million people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fighters have blockaded towns and villages, worsening a food crisis. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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