Abidjan, March 9, 2026 (AFP) - Jihadists launch deadly raid on Burkina Faso police unit

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2026-03-09

A jihadist attack on a specialised police unit has killed up to 12 officers in Burkina Faso's restive east, security sources told AFP on Monday. The west African country has been under junta rule since September 2022 and regular attacked by fighters linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State for over a decade. "On Friday afternoon, an enemy horde carried out an attack against members of the Mobile Intervention Units Group (GUMI) in Yamba, near Fad......

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