Security forces rescued 66 women and children abducted by armed fighters from northern Burkina Faso last week.
According to international media reports, armed men abducted women and their children on January 12 and 13 outside two villages in Arabinda district of Soum province in the Sahel region.
The abductions have prompted warnings from the United Nations, while the country’s military government has warned of an increase in attacks on civilians.
Burkina Faso is among the few West African countries struggling with a widespread armed insurgency linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS).
Armed rebels have overrun the country’s arid and predominantly rural north, killing hundreds of villagers and displacing thousands more in the process.
They have blockaded some areas in recent months and made it increasingly dangerous to deliver supplies to stranded citizens.
Faced with acute food shortages, many villagers have resorted to picking wild fruits, leaves and seeds to feed their families. They say that entering the bush makes them vulnerable to attack.
On Thursday, at least 18 people, including 16 vigilantes supporting the army, were killed in two suspected attacks in the country’s north and northwest.
Captain Ibrahim Traore, the leader of the military government that took power last September, said in December that his goal was to take back territory held by “terrorist groups”.
Last week, he said armed rebels were changing tactics to “focus on civilians”.
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