Dual attacks claim 44 lives in Burkina Faso

Unknown assailants killed 44 people in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso overnight on Thursday. The area is overrun by Islamist groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that have carried out repeated attacks for years. More than 2 million people are displaced and thousands have been killed by the violence in Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries.