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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>France says dozens of militants have been killed in Burkina Faso in operations involving local and French troops.<\/b><\/p>\n

The assaults were conducted as part of the French-led Operation Barkhane against Islamist groups in the Sahel region of Africa – before the 23 January coup. According to the French military, it took part in four operations alongside Burkinab\u00e8 troops between 16 and 23 January.<\/p>\n

It said the objective of these assaults – using fighter jets, attack helicopters and drones – was to locate “terrorist” groups in their zones of refuge, along the northern border with Mali.<\/p>\n

The French authorities said up to 60 militants were killed, while about 20 motorbikes and several armed trucks were destroyed. As many as 2,000 people have died in jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso since 2015, when militants linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group started conducting raids from Mali.<\/p>\n

Islamist militants now move freely across entire swaths of the country and have forced inhabitants of some regions to conform to a strict version of Islamic law.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. France says dozens of militants have been killed in Burkina Faso in operations involving local and French troops. The assaults were conducted as part of the French-led Operation Barkhane against Islamist groups in the Sahel region of Africa – before the 23 January coup. 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