Deadly Attack Claims Lives of 60 Civilians in Northern Burkina Faso

Around 60 civilians were killed in an attack on the village of Karma in northern Burkina Faso by people wearing the uniforms of the Burkinabe armed forces, according to local prosecutor Lamine Kabore. The area has been overrun by Islamist groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that have carried out repeated attacks for years. Since 2022, attacks by armed groups on civilians have surged while state security forces and volunteer defence troops have conducted a number of abusive counter-terrorism operations, Human Rights Watch said in March.