Suspected armed fighters have abducted roughly 50 women in insurgency-wracked northern Burkina Faso, according to local officials and residents
Thousands of civilians and members of the security forces have died, and around two million people have been displaced as Burkina Faso continues to struggle with an armed offensive since 2015.
"The women got together to go and gather leaves and wild fruits in the bush because there is nothing left to eat," said one of the residents, adding that they had left with their carts on Thursday. "In both groups, some women managed to escape and returned to the village on foot," the resident added.Since 2015, Burkina Faso has been grappling with an insurgency led by armed fighters affiliated with Al Qaeda and the Daesh terror group that has killed tens of thousands and displaced around two million people.Hard-hit town of Arbinda
And in December 2019, 35 civilians were among a group of 42 people who died in an attack on the town itself.
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