"Islamist extremists in Burkina Faso carried out a two-day killing spree, slaughtering hundreds of civilians, including 26 worshippers at a church service, according to reports, which identify the incident as one of the deadliest attacks in the West African country since the Islamist insurgency began nine years ago.The attacks took place in the towns of Barsalogho in the north and Sanaba in the west in late August, the human rights organization Christian Solidarity International, which is aiding survivors.
In late August, militants opened fire on hundreds of villagers outside Barsalogho and stormed a Protestant church in Sanaba the following day.
The victims of the Barsalogho attack, who were digging trenches under army orders to protect their village, were caught by surprise. Local sources and videos released by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) suggest the death toll reached up to 400.
The victims in Sanaba were members of a Christian Alliance Evangelical church attending a Sunday service. on Aug 25. Armed militants tied the hands of 26 Christian men and cut their throats, according to a pastor from the capital, Ouagadougou, who visited the site afterward. Survivors sought refuge in a local school." Protestia
"Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia was changing its rules towards nuclear weapons, effectively lowering the threshold at which it might use them.
Experts said the threat was designed to scare the United States and its allies at a time when Ukraine is pressuring NATO members to allow it to use their long-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russian territory.
He said an attack that poses a “critical threat” to the sovereignty of Russia, if carried by a non-nuclear power with the “participation or support of a nuclear power” would be considered a “joint attack on the Russian Federation”." AlJazeera
"More than ten strikes were carried out at night on Kiev and the suburbs, the coordinator of the Nikolaev (Mykolaiv) pro-Russian resistance Sergey Lebedev told Sputnik on Monday. "They were flying into Kiev and the suburbs like never before. More than ten strikes, some in a series," Lebedev said.
He added that strikes had also been carried out on Zhitomir (Zhytomyr) and the suburbs, as well as on the city of Smila in the Cherkasy region.
Columns of the Ukrainian Armed Forces came under attack in Krivoy Rog (Kryvyi Rih) and Berislav (Berysla)v, Lebedev said." Sputnik
"The United Arab Emirates accused the Sudanese army of involvement in the airstrike on the residence of the head of the UAE diplomatic mission in Khartoum. The accusation comes in light of the conflict between the two countries over the UAE's support for the rebels from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the UAE Foreign Ministry said in a statement quoted by the state news agency WAM." Sputnik
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