<span style="color: #222222;">In Burkina Faso, four civilians were killed in the latest attack in Samboulqa, in the northern province of Lorum yesterday. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The attack comes after armed men stormed a mosque in the town of Salmossi killing 16 people on Friday, underscoring the difficulties faced by the country in its battle against jihadists.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Security sources said the attackers broke into the village and shot people indiscriminately. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">There was no immediate information about who the attackers might have been but since the beginning of 2015, jihadist attacks have become more frequent and deadly in the country, especially in the north and east.</span><br />