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At least 130 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces and allied militia in March near the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a new report

It says the "massacre", following an operation led by Burkinabè special forces, resulted in widespread civilian deaths and displacement of ethnic Fulanis.

The Fulani are a pastoralist, largely Muslim community who the government has often accused of backing Islamist militants - an allegation denied by community leaders.

About 40% of Burkina Faso is under the control of groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State operating in West Africa's Sahel region.

The attacks, in which thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced, have continued despite promises by the country's military leaders to deal with the insurgency.

Ahead of the release of the HRW findings on Monday, there were reports of more militant attacks over the weekend with dozens of military and civilian casualties.

The BBC has not been able to confirm these reports and the authorities do not routinely comment on reported jihadist attacks.

The BBC has approached the Burkina Faso government for comment on the HRW report.

Last year, the government described as "baseless" another HRW report that had accused soldiers of a "massacre" in which 223 villagers were killed.

It also said that any allegations of human rights abuses committed "in the fight against terrorism" were systematically investigated.

The rights group says it interviewed witnesses, militia , journalists and the civil society and analysed videos shared on social media to make the findings regarding the army's involvement in the March killings.

HRW previously said the army was "implicated" in the killings, based on videos that were being shared online showing dozens of dead and injured people, although the findings were not definitive.

It now says further research has "uncovered that Burkina Faso's military was responsible for these mass killings of Fulani civilians".

It adds that least 100 more civilians were killed last month in reprisal attacks by jihadist groups against those seen as helping the military.

"Mass killings of civilians by government security forces, militias, and Islamist armed groups amount to war crimes and other possible atrocity crimes," it says.

The rights group has urged the government to investigate and prosecute all those responsible for the crimes.

This came as junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré returned from Moscow after a Friday meeting with Vladimir Putin on cooperation and security in the Sahel.

Since the military seized power, Burkina Faso has turned away from colonial power and towards Russia for help in tacking the Islamist insurgency.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj871wej3lo

Useless peole

Hehw

Wic kind wahala b dz

Baseless accusations because Traore refused to fall in line and dance to your tune.

One of the many demerits of military rule....

Sigh... We are still on this Burkina matter?!!

Of all the problems facing Nigeria today, na Burkina Faso and their dictator be the main headache of Tinubu children!


I understand the desperation and deep desire of to reclaim their hold on the resources of their former colony... But, why should Nigeria be dragged into this face off by Tinubu and his dogs?!!


Terrible things have been going on in Libya, Congo, and others for years now... I never saw you guys running wild with their news... Abi, are they not African nations?!!


You guys need to explain why it's so important to deeply focus on a military rule in a smaller nation...!

You guys are always against such exposè and negative light on Nigeria's woes (calling it demarketing), but you have no qualms doing it to another African nation.

Propaganda , there are more civilians massacre in Nigeria, report that

They have started with this their useless propaganda. It shall never be well with the west

We won't believe trash coming out from anywhere about Troare. That man speaks with ion about Africa and is country. I haven't seen anyone so determined to change is country in Africa like him.

ah yes...The oldest gimmick in the book, give a dog a bad name and hang it....

Fulani terror wahala everywhere

Their president remains my boy.

It says the "massacre", following an operation led by Burkinabè special forces, resulted in widespread civilian deaths and displacement of ethnic Fulanis.

No wonder local media is against him🤣

Traore my Man decided to chase away Fulanis from his country.
And now he is made to look like an enemy.

Traore, the Nightmare of Fulanis
Continue giving them wotowoto

Western Propaganda has started

Fulani herdsmen terrorists who are pampered in Nigeria are being decimated in Burkinafaso and the west via BBC is crying calling them civilians

They want a story that will allow them enter Burkinafaso and remove captain Traore, all that BS will not fly, we are wiser

All the killings by Fulani herdsmen terrorists in Nigeria, with no solid retaliation from Federal Government, why is BBC not covering it? Nonsense and BBC

Lekki massacre is still fresh in our minds, what did the west do? Nothing Buhari is walking free after killing Nigerian youths streamed live

Propaganda from agbado newspaper!

Nigeria needs a leader like Ibrahim Traore of Burkina faso, and not all these druggies, Boko haram sponsors and 40 years old whiskey drunkards!

West Africa need special prayers

Hmmm

The anti-Burkina Faso propaganda continues. You can see them repeatedly bashing Taore in the media so that they can use that as an opportunity to sanction his country before assassinating him.

Ask them for a single body or video of the incident and they can never provide it. Even their news says the BBC cannot confirm it.

You can't confirm it and yet reported it as news? No evidence. No proof. No eyewitness. Nothing.

Propaganda and fake news

Western media have start...we stand with traore

Anoda report from the agbado WhatsApp group. It's now clearly evident that the French govt gave Tinubu this assignment in his last visit to because, how can one explain this recent attack on Burkina Faso govt by agbado e-warriors, pundits and sell-pens.

We now follow western media to say negative things about leaders that stand up against western oppression

Tinubu is more closer to and will do everything to please .

They just discovered and are solving there problems, unlike one failed state that allowed uneducated foreigners to over-run her and are sending her citizens to the greatest beyond.

Western propaganda
Traore won't go down like Gaddafi.
Africa knows best now.

Idiots. They want to Gadaffi this guy in a Sankara way. They have been killing people in the middle east and Africa but that one is not masaccre, it's clean-up. Clowns 🤡

E don start...

All of a sudden all there eyes are on Burkina Faso ...

What the civilians dying in Ukraine and Gaza

With all the turmoil in the country, these urchins have been contracted to use the media Media against another country.


How many Burkina faso topics on the front page today

We have river state under the military, so how is tunubu different from Burkina rulers?

Well, you can day one is working for the people, can same be said about your own?

Hmmm the west trying to put traore in bad light before they kill him. They are already creating the justification

obedience4:


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj871wej3lo

make una leave burkinabes oo.

how can some nigerians be so preoccupied with this man and his country so much like this?

Those of you that prefer military rule…

obedience4:


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj871wej3lo

It’s shall never be well with hrw
Where were they when Fulani herdsmen were massacred people of Nigeria