Human Rights Watch says the Burkina Faso  armed forces summarily executed at least 9 men, and forcibly disappeared and apparently killed 18 others in 3 incidents since February 2023 in Séno province.It says in one incident, soldiers severely beat eight children ages 6 to 16.

The organisation says the military allegedly carried out these abuses during counter insurgency operations against Islamist armed groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara who crossed into the country from Mali in 2016.

The armed conflict has killed nearly 7,900 people  since 2021 and forced over 2 million people from their homes. Ilaria Allegrozzi  from Human Rights Watch elaborates....

Human Rights Watch says the Burkina Faso  armed forces summarily executed at least 9 men, and forcibly disappeared and apparently killed 18 others in 3 incidents since February 2023 in Séno province.It says in one incident, soldiers severely beat eight children ages 6 to 16.
The organisation says the military allegedly carried out these abuses during counter insurgency operations against Islamist armed groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara who crossed into the country from Mali in 2016.
The armed conflict has killed nearly 7,900 people  since 2021 and forced over 2 million people from their homes. Ilaria Allegrozzi  from Human Rights Watch elaborates....

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