Burkina Faso army says scores of militants killed
The army in Burkina Faso says it has killed a large number of Islamist militants as the crisis in the country deepens.
Witnesses quoted by state-controlled media said troops had repelled an assault by around 300 militants in northern region of Sogodin.
That assault followed an attack on Tuesday on a camp for internally displaced people in the Seno province, in which eight people were killed.
The BBC has not been able to verify these reports.
Burkina Faso has been fighting jihadist groups since 2015, but attacks have worsened this year.
By BBC
