At least 51 soldiers killed in north Burkina Faso
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – The bodies of at least 51 soldiers who were killed when their unit was ambushed last week in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso were found Monday during combing operations, said the army.
“At the end of the day on Monday 20 February, 43 bodies were found, bringing the provisional toll to 51 fallen soldiers,” the army’s communication and public relations department said in a statement.
It was the second “provisional” death toll announced during the same day by the security authorities of the West African country and followed an ambush that targeted a military unit between Deou and Oursi in Oudalan province in the Sahel region Friday.
The previous assessment of the sweep operations published in the morning reported that eight soldiers were found dead, three wounded, several missing and about 60 terrorists killed.
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