Burkina: Civilians needlessly exposed to danger, according to HRW

The government of Burkina Faso needlessly exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack earlier this year, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday.

In August, at least 100 villagers were killed by fighters from an al-Qaeda -linked militant group in central Burkina Faso, in one of the deadliest attacks of the year in the conflict-torn West African country.

Villagers in Barsalogho commune, located 80 km from the capital…