Burkina jihadist attacks force 160,000 to flee in a month

Burkinabe gendarmes patrol near the Presidential Security Regiment military barracks in Ouagadougou. Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso's volatile north in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the West African country in 2015, officials said on June 5, 2021. PHOTO| FILE

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  • The 160,000 over the sole month of January compared with 237,000 people from January to July last year, according to official figures.

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