Seven soldiers have lost their lives after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, the centre of a five-year-old jihadist insurgency.
The security source which said this on Thursday added that other operatives were wounded, while some went missing.
The troops were attacked on Wednesday between Tin Akoff and Beldiabe in Oudalan province, which borders Mali and Niger, one source said.
“The provisional toll is seven soldiers dead,” the source said, with others wounded or missing.
Another source confirmed the attack, adding that an operation had been launched “to hunt down the assailants” and find the missing soldiers.
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