<p>At least two soldiers were killed and five injured in an attack Monday in eastern Burkina Faso near the border with Niger, security sources said.</p>.<p>One source told AFP the attack occurred in the early hours at Tankoualou in Komandjari province while another source said three of those injured had been seriously hurt.</p>.<p>Last week, civilians were caught in two attacks in the same region.</p>.<p>Burkina Faso is mired in the throes of a jihadist insurgency that began in neighbouring Mali and now casts a shadow over states to the south.</p>.<p>The country is one of the world's poorest and the insurgency has seen more than 1,100 lives lost and nearly a million people forced from their homes.</p>.<p>According to UN data, jihadist and inter-commununal violence was to blame for 4,000 deaths last year in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.</p>
<p>At least two soldiers were killed and five injured in an attack Monday in eastern Burkina Faso near the border with Niger, security sources said.</p>.<p>One source told AFP the attack occurred in the early hours at Tankoualou in Komandjari province while another source said three of those injured had been seriously hurt.</p>.<p>Last week, civilians were caught in two attacks in the same region.</p>.<p>Burkina Faso is mired in the throes of a jihadist insurgency that began in neighbouring Mali and now casts a shadow over states to the south.</p>.<p>The country is one of the world's poorest and the insurgency has seen more than 1,100 lives lost and nearly a million people forced from their homes.</p>.<p>According to UN data, jihadist and inter-commununal violence was to blame for 4,000 deaths last year in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.</p>