41 people have been killed in attacks by militants in Burkina Faso | Stories

The government said the dead included a government-sponsored military unit set up to support the military.

Many people have been killed in terrorist attacks in northern Burkina Faso.

The government has announced that 41 people have been killed in the attack on Thursday.

In a statement issued late Saturday, the government said the dead included a state-sponsored force called the Volunteers for the Defense of the Motherland (VDP), which was set up to support the army.

According to local journalists, the hideout was targeted by a group of traders who were escorted by the VDP near Ouahigouya, a town near the Mali border.

Among the victims was Ladji Yoro, a former VDP leader in Burkina Faso, who said the identification of the victims was still ongoing.

Military groups have sparked religious and ethnic tensions between farmers and herdsmen in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger over the need to register people in need.

Saturday’s attack was the worst since mid-November when 57 people, including 53 gendarms, were killed. killed in an attack at the gendarmerie post.

Burkina Faso’s unarmed troops are battling the spread of violence.

Last year, the government asked for volunteers to help the army but retaliated by attacking the rebels and the areas where they supported them.

At least 2,000 people have been killed in the conflict and 1.4 million have been displaced.

Burkina Faso is also facing a lack of politics in the face of a growing security crisis.

Security tensions have been high since November, prompting protests. People were also outraged by the news that the military had been without food for two weeks.

Last week, UN agencies said the escalating violence in the Sahel region had created one of the world’s biggest problems.