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JNIM and ISSP intensify fighting in northern Burkina Faso
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ISSP claimed that more than 200 JNIM fighters were killed near Kacham.
JNIM and ISSP have fought increasingly deadly battles along Burkina Faso’s northern border with Mali since early September. The clashes are part of a broader rivalry over territory and influence, while government forces struggle to reassert control.
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JNIM and ISSP have intensified their clashes since early September.
“The clashes between Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) ... and the ISIL affiliate in Sahel Province (ISSP) have intensified since early September”
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AllegedISSP claimed that more than 200 JNIM fighters were killed near Kacham.
“ISSP claimed to have killed more than 200 JNIM fighters”
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AllegedISSP claimed that more than 30 JNIM fighters were captured near Kacham.
“captured more than 30 others”