France, May 12 -- Hundreds of jihadists carried out simultaneous attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, killing several dozen people - soldiers and civilians.

Members of al-Qaeda-linked Group for the support of Islam and Muslims, (Jnim), carried out simultaneous attacks on Sunday on a military detachment and police posts in the northern town of Djibo, as well as other towns in the north of the country.

Extreme violence

Assailants arrived "by the hundreds" on motorcycles and vehicles, encircling the town, security and local sources told the French news agency AFP.

While there is no official death toll, witnesses told RFI that the attack was of an extreme violence, and several dozen people were killed. At least twenty civilians wer...