Burkina Faso Armed Forces information

The Burkina Faso Armed Forces (French: Forces armées du Burkina Faso) is the term used for the national military of Burkina Faso. The service branches...

This is a list of equipment used by the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. Foss, Christopher F.; Gander, Terry J., eds. (1999). Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics...

An ongoing war and civil conflict between the Government of Burkina Faso and Islamist rebels began in August 2015 and has led to the displacement of over...

On 26 September 2023, dissidents of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces attempted to overthrow the ruling military junta led by Ibrahim Traoré, which came to...

The 2014 Burkina Faso uprising was a series of demonstrations and riots in Burkina Faso in October 2014 that quickly spread to multiple cities. They began...

The Military ranks of Burkina Faso are the military insignia used by the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. Burkina Faso is a landlocked country, and does therefore...

machine". The Special Forces Regiment (Malay: Regimen Pasukan Khas, "RPK") wear a maroon beret. Members of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces wear a maroon beret...

Burkina Faso Armed Forces rescue 62 women and four babies kidnapped by jihadists in Arbinda, Sahel Region, on January 15. 21 January – Burkina Faso demands...

an armed self-defense group in Burkina Faso created to fight jihadist insurgents. It is an auxiliary force supporting the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. On...

Terrorism in Burkina Faso refers to non-state actor violence in Burkina Faso carried out with the intent of causing fear and spreading extremist ideology...

had been subject to a border dispute between Mali and Burkina Faso since the 1960s. Following armed clashes in 1974, both countries agreed to mediation...

the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. Between 60-156 civilians were killed in the massacre making it one of the worst in the Burkina Faso insurgency. Burkina Faso...

Marxist revolutionary and Pan-Africanist who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his assassination in 1987. He is viewed by supporters...

The Politics of Burkina Faso takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is the head of government...

in Burkina Faso by several factions of Jihadist Islamist rebels. The siege began in February 2022, and is part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso...

November 2019. "Burkina Faso says 18 extremists killed after attacking base". AP News. 21 November 2019. "Burkina Faso armed forces kill extremist leader...

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,878 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the...

the Bulgarian Navy List of equipment of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces List of aircraft of the Burkina Faso Air Force List of equipment of the Burundi National...

WAH-gə-DOO-goo, Mossi: [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ], French: [waɡaduɡu]) is the capital of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre...

On May 9, 2019, French special operations forces conducted a rescue operation in Northern Burkina Faso, that resulted in the deaths of two French petty...

gunmen armed with heavy weapons attacked the Cappuccino restaurant and the Splendid Hotel in the heart of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The...

were killed in clashes in the Yatenga Province of Burkina Faso. Efforts of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces to retake areas of the province from Islamist militants...

Mali's border with Burkina Faso. The gunman who shot Blasco was also killed during the clash, according to the Ministry of Armed Forces. 30 September - September...