Burkina Faso: Govt. denies report alleging more than 1,800 killed since junta took power

Burkina Faso has denied a report that more than 1800 civilians have been killed in acts constituting ‘crimes against humanity’ since Ibrahim Traoré forcibly took power three years ago.

Human Rights Watch, which released the report, blamed the majority of the killings on the military and allied militias, and the remainder on Islamist militants.

It is based on analysis of open source information including videos and satellite imagery,…