Burkina: a terrorist attack leaves at least four dead, including two soldiers

At least two soldiers and two civilian army auxiliaries were killed on Saturday September 24 during a "

" attack against a patrol in eastern Burkina Faso.

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", indicates army statement

The attack took place in the province of Tapoa, a region in eastern Burkina, bordering Niger and Benin.

The balance sheet could however be heavier than four people, according to security sources contacted by AFP.

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," said one of them.

According to a second security source, jihadists were killed in the response, without specifying their number.

Burkina Faso, where soldiers took power in January promising to make the fight against jihadist their priority, is confronted like several neighboring countries with the violence of armed movements affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

Since 2015, recurrent attacks have left thousands dead and displaced some two million people.