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Burkina Faso army, militias killed 130 members of ethnic group, HRW says

Burkina Faso's servicemen stand guard [File: Olympia de Maismont/AFP]

At least 130 civilians belonging to the Fulani ethnic group were killed by Burkina Faso’s army and allied militias near the western town of Solenzo in March, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.

The killings took place amid a major weeks-long military campaign by special forces that resulted in “widespread civilian deaths and massive displacement” of the Fulani pastoralist community in the region, the rights group said in a report on Monday.

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