Armed groups carry out major attack in northern Burkina Faso, say security sources

Armed groups carried out a major attack against an army detachment in the northern Burkina Faso town of Djibo, security sources told AFP on Tuesday.

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The detachment in the Sahel region was the target of a « large-scale jihadist attack perpetrated by armed terrorist groups » on Sunday, a security source told AFP, adding that the army imposed « heavy losses » on the attackers, and some soldiers were killed.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)

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