In northern Burkina Faso, at least five gendarmes and five civilians were killed in an attack on a base, near the border with Mali. It is the latest deadly attack in the troubled north of the West African country, which is battling a jihadist revolt that has claimed hundreds of lives.<br />''<br />''According to security source, dozens of armed individuals carried out an attack on a gendarmerie post in Oursi yesterday. The country's northern provinces have been battling a four-year-old wave of jihadist violence that came from neighbouring Mali.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The attacks — typically hit-and-run raids on villages, road mines and suicide bombings — have claimed more than 630 lives nationally. Nearly 500,000 people have been forced to flee their homes.</span><br />