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  2. May 11, 2024 · ‘They Shot at Us All’: Burkina Faso Accused of Massacring Civilians Witnesses and human rights groups claim the West African country’s military killed more than 220 people, including women ...

  3. Apr 25, 2024 · By JESSICA DONATI. Updated 2:29 PM PDT, April 25, 2024. DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Thursday.

  4. May 11, 2024 · It has been accused of repeatedly targeting civilians who are suspected of cooperating with — or simply living in the vicinity of — jihadists, according to survivors and human rights groups. Soldiers often kill civilians on the spot, they say. Sometimes the killings come as revenge.

  5. Apr 26, 2024 · 26 April 2024. By Hafsa Khalil,BBC News. AFP. A Human Rights Watch report published on Thursday accused the Burkinabè army of massacring civilians earlier this year. Burkina Faso has...

  6. Apr 25, 2024 · Military forces in Burkina Faso have been accused of massacring 223 civilians - including babies - in attacks on two villages. The mass killings allegedly took place on 25 February in the north of the conflict-torn West African nation, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

  7. Apr 25, 2024 · Sky News. Updated 25 April 2024 · 2-min read. Military forces in Burkina Faso have been accused of massacring 223 civilians - including babies - in attacks on two villages. The mass killings...

  8. Apr 25, 2024 · (Nairobi) – The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages on February 25, 2024, Human Rights Watch said today.

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