Major jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso town: security sources

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

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.