Attack on Burkina Faso military post kills at least 33 soldiers

The assault targeted the military detachment in Ougarou in Burkina Faso’s Est region.

An attack on a military base in eastern Burkina Faso has killed 33 soldiers and wounded 12 others in the latest outburst of violence in the West African country.

The besieged soldiers killed at least 40 “terrorists” on Thursday before reinforcements arrived, the army said in a statement. The attack targeted the military detachment in Ougarou in the Est region.

Burkina Faso’s armed forces have battled…