Burkina jihadist attacks on army leave at least 10 dead

A soldier salutes after receiving a medal during the 62nd anniversary of the creation of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces at the Nation Square in Ouagadougou on November 1, 2022. [AFP]

A series of jihadist attacks on army detachments in Burkina Faso's north and east this week left at least 10 people dead, security sources told AFP on Sunday.

Burkina Faso, ruled by a military junta since a 2022 coup, has been plagued with violence from militants allied to Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State group for more than a decade.