Burkina Faso: 5 soldiers killed in terrorist attack

By Alaattin Dogru</p> <p>DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – Five soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in a terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso, the country’s military said Tuesday.</p> <p>In a statement, the military said one of the terrorist groups in the region where the country’s armed forces were conducting operations on Monday attacked a military unit in Oudalan province. </p> <p>Security forces conducted an operation following the attack and &quot;neutralized&quot; 21 terrorists. </p> <p>Also, security forces &quot;neutralized&quot; 146 terrorists Monday in land and air operations in the country’s northwest.</p> <p>The General Staff announced that the operations will continue until the country’s lands and the lives of its citizens are secured.</p> <p>Burkina Faso has been threatened by terrorist attacks since 2015.</p> <p>On Dec. 27 last year, a terrorist attack on security forces in Sourou State in northwestern Burkina Faso left 10 gendarmes dead.</p> <p>Following the incident, a state of emergency was declared in seven of the country’s 13 administrative regions.

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