Burkina Faso: Jihadist attacks have killed about 50 civilians since May, HRW says

Three jihadist attacks in northern Burkina Faso since May have killed about 50 civilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.

 In a new report, the NGO blamed the attacks on the al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimeen (JNIM) and the Islamic State in the Sahel province (IS Sahel). 

According to HRW, JNIM attacked the town of Djibo in May and the village of Youba in early August, altogether killing 40 civilians. 

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