IED

IED event in Centre, Ouahigouya airport area, Burkina Faso on Wed 19th January 2022

19th January 2022

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Four French soldiers were injured in an improvised explosive device in northern Burkina Faso, the French military told AFP on Tuesday night. “(Their) off-road vehicle activated an IED as it left Ouahigouya airport,” the army said in a statement, adding that the unit was part of Operation Barkhane,...

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Burkina Faso (BFA)

Centre ( Ouahigouya airport area )

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