HRW says Burkina Faso army strikes killed dozens of civilians

The drone strikes "violated laws-of-war prohibitions against attacks that do not discriminate between civilians and military targets and were apparent war crimes," it added.

The coffins of 27 soldiers killed as they escorted 207-vehicles in a convoy in Gaskinde, sit on a trailer during their funeral at the General Sangoule Lamizana military camp in Ouagadougou. (AFP)