Burkina, Mali troops kill more civilians than jihadists do, data shows


FILE PHOTO: Soldiers from Burkina Faso patrol on the road of Gorgadji in the Sahel region, Burkina Faso, March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

DAKAR, April 2 (Reuters) - Government and allied forces in Burkina Faso ⁠have killed more than twice as many civilians as Islamist militants have since 2023, according to a tally of incidents documented ina report published on Thursday by Human Rights Watch.

The pattern ⁠is broadly consistent with data shared with Reuters by Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), a conflict monitoring group, and also applies to neighbouring Mali.

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