Human Rights Watch reports that over 1,800 civilians have been killed in Burkina Faso since 2023, accusing the army and civilian militias of perpetrating war crimes.

More than 1,800 civilians have been killed in violence-wracked Burkina Faso since 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday that accuses the army and civilian militias of killing more civilians than jihadists do. The NGO called on prosecutors at the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes "perpetrated by all parties to the conflict".