About 50 soldiers were killed in an attack by militants on a military base in Burkino Faso.

About 50 soldiers were killed in an attack by armed militants from the Jamaat Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin group (recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization and banned) on a military base in Burkino Faso. This was reported by the Associated Press (AP) on July 29, citing sources.

"As a result of an attack by an armed group on a military base in northern Burkina Faso, about 50 soldiers were killed," the publication quoted the leader of the local community as saying.

Two more agency interlocutors, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that about 100 militants were involved in the attack on the base, who looted and burned the base after the attack.

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