19 killed in Burkina Faso

<p>An unidentified group killed 19 people and wounded 13 in and around the town, Arbinda in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the government reports.</p> <p>Reuters notes that over 150,000 have been forcibly displaced due to Islamist violence and hundreds of people have been killed in the last few months across the Shel region.&nbsp;</p> <p>In December, the government declared a state of emergency in several northern provinces bordering Mali. This was extended by six months after jihadists attacked civilians in Arbinda’s Soum province.</p> <p>The government has responded to the latest attack by launching a search operation across the area targeted.</p> <p>Read more <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-burkina-security/nineteen-killed-in-…">here</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>