A group of unidentified attackers killed 40 people and injured 33 others in an assault on the army and volunteer defense forces in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday, according to a statement by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The region is close to the Mali border, an area that has experienced numerous attacks by fighters linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attack was responded by the army, neutralizing dozens of terrorists, a security source confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Burkina Faso military administration had declared a general mobilization to give the government all necessary resources to fight the ongoing violence blamed on extremist groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and ISIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, armed terrorist groups killed 44 in one of the deadliest attacks against civilians in the northeast, near the Niger border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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