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Burkina Faso's servicemen stand guard during the burial of the soldiers killed in Gaskinde, in Ouagadougou on October 8, 2022.
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Burkina Faso's servicemen stand guard during the burial of the soldiers killed in Gaskinde, in Ouagadougou on October 8, 2022.
According to Human Rights Watch, unarmed civilians, including 56 children, were killed by the West African country's soldiers for allegedly assisting armed insurgents.