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Burkina Army, jihadists killed more than 1,800 civilians since 2023: Human Rights Watch

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Burkina Army, jihadists killed more than 1,800 civilians since 2023: Human Rights Watch

Burkina Army, jihadists’ junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Burkina’s ruling junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traore that took power in a September 2022 coup has been unable to stem violence waged by jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, which have caused thousands of deaths over the…

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Critics of Burkina Faso junta recall days of torture by military after conscription

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Critics of Burkina Faso junta recall days of torture by military after conscription

Arouna Loure, a vocal critic of Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta, received a conscription order on September 7 last year requesting that the anaesthesiologist start a month of military service four days later. The order did not specify a date or location for the doctor to report for duty. Days later, on September 13, two…

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