Burkina Faso soldiers massacred 223 civilians in one day, finds rights group
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Human Rights Watch demands investigation into killings in two villages just weeks after Russian troops fly in, amid intensifying conflictBurkina Faso’s military summarily executed 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in a single day in late February, according to an investigation into one of the worst abuses by the country’s armed forces for years.The mass killings have been linked to a widening military campaign to tackle jihadist violence and happened weeks after Russian troops...

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