Ouagadougou: On October 30, militants killed 15 Burkinabe soldiers and volunteer militiamen as they returned from a supply mission in eastern Burkina Faso, the army said. A further four soldiers were wounded in the attack in Gourma province, while 11 are still missing, it said in a statement.

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