Europe News Desk!!! At least 51 soldiers were killed in the latest attack in the Sahel region of northern Burkina Faso, with more bodies found as a search operation continues. An ambush targeting a military unit between Deu and Orsi in Oudlan province last Friday left eight dead, three wounded and several soldiers missing, according to preliminary army reports. . The same source also said on Monday evening that around 60 terrorists were killed during the air retaliatory action. The army said in a new statement that 43 more bodies had been recovered by the end of Monday, bringing the provisional death toll to 51. The new statement said the equipment of 100 terrorists had been destroyed, Xinhua news agency reported. Burkina Faso has been plagued by insecurity since 2015, which has killed several people and displaced thousands of others.
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