Jihadis Kill 11 in Burkina Faso Ambush, Security Sources Say
Jihadi militants killed at least three soldiers and eight civilian auxiliaries in an attack Saturday in Burkina Faso’s volatile north, security sources told AFP. The soldiers, who were patrolling with the auxiliaries, were caught in an ambush in the district of Bouroum, one source said. Another source, confirming the attack, said the toll could rise, adding that two people were still unaccounted for. The ambush happened near Silmangue, in Namentenga province, the source said. The latest attack comes after a September 30 coup that ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba — who himself seized power in January — and