At least twelve soldiers were killed on Friday April 8 in an attack by suspected jihadists against a military detachment in northern Burkina Faso, local and security sources told AFP.
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“A very large number of armed men, certainly terrorists who are members of the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM, or Jnim in Arabic), who roam the area, attacked the Namissiguima military detachment early this morning.“, in the province of Sanmatenga, told AFP a local source. A security source confirmed the attack and a “heavy toll on the friendly sidewithout giving any numbers.