Burkina, Mali troops kill more civilians than jihadists do, data shows
More than 1,800 civilians have been reported killed in Burkina Faso since Ibrahim Traoré took power three years ago, with acts amounting to “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report identifies 1,837 civilian deaths in 57 incidents from January 2023 to August 2025, attributing the majority, 1,255 deaths,…