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Twin blast kills 15 Burkina Faso soldiers, army says

Fifteen soldiers were killed in two explosions in Burkina Faso on Tuesday, the military said. It is the latest in a string of attacks as the country battles jihadist rebels.

Two blasts "using improvised explosive devices on the road from Burzanga to Zibo" in the north-central region, the Army Chief of Staff said.

"Victims in both incidents were 15 soldiers down and one wounded," the statement said.

This was carried out during an escort mission, according to a statement.

"One of his vehicles in a convoy carrying troops hit an explosive device near Namshigia district in Bam province," it added.

While troops were securing the area and tending to casualties, "a second device was remotely detonated, causing many casualties."

Jihadists based in neighboring Mali launched cross-border raids in Burkina Faso and neighboring Niger in 2015.

In Burkina Faso, the violence has been attributed to jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. Thousands died and he was displaced by 1.9 million more.

On Monday, six civilians and four security forces were killed in a suspected jihad attack in Yatenga province in the north, according to security sources.

Another alleged jihad operation claimed the lives of four of his soldiers and nine of his auxiliaries in the Burzanga district on Thursday, the military said.

Burkina Faso's ruling military junta seized power in a January coup, replacing former president Roch Marc Christian Kabore amid widespread outrage over the government's failure to quell rebels. banished.

According to official statistics, today more than 40% of her in the country is not under government control.