Hrw Says Burkina Faso Groups Linked To Deadly Massacre Of Dozens

Groups allied with Burkina Fasos military junta have been linked to a gruesome massacre in western Burkina Faso that left dozens dead this week, Human Rights Watch HRW said late on Friday.

Videos of the incident posted on social media show armed men wearing the uniforms of militias that have formed to aid the governments fight against groups, New York-based HRW said in a statement.

The videos show 58 people, including women and children, who appear to be dead or dying, it said, adding that the real number could be higher as bodies were piled on top of each other.

Burkina Fasos government, which seized power in a 2022 coup, could not immediately be reached for comment.

HRW said the victims appear to be ethnic Fulani, a group authorities accuse of supporting groups linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State.