Burkina Faso recruits civilians to fight jihadists
Burkina Faso is aiming to create a Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland force to help fight Islamist extremists.
Burkina Faso's military rulers have launched a drive to recruit tens of thousands of civilians for a new force called Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland, to help fight Islamist extremists.
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Photo: Burkina Faso's leader Capt Ibrahim Traore. Credit: AFP.
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