Burkina Faso army says 32 'terrorists' killed in two operations

PTI| Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso

Updated: 17-11-2019 18:12 IST | Created: 17-11-2019 17:22 IST

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The Burkina Faso army said on Sunday it had killed 32 "terrorists" in two operations in the north of the country after an attack on a patrol. One soldier was killed in the operations, which come less than a month after 37 people were killed in an ambush on a convoy transporting employees of a Canadian mining company.

The West African country, is battling a jihadist revolt that has claimed hundreds of lives.

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