11 soldiers, 15 gunmen dead in Burkina Faso attacks: army

Ouagadougou (AFP) May 20, 2022

Eleven soldiers and 15 gunmen have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso, the army said. On Thursday, security and local sources gave a provisional toll of seven soldiers killed in an assault on a military unit, while a separate attack on a bus left one civilian dead. But in a statement released overnight, the military chief of staff said that 11 troops had b