Burkina Faso put civilians at ‘unnecessary risk’ during jihadist attack, HRW says

Human Rights Watch has accused Burkina Faso’s government of putting civilians at unnecessary risk after at least 133 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a jihadist attack on the Barsalogho commune. The government, which denied the allegations, has relied heavily on armed civilian militias in its efforts to defeat violent Islamist groups.