Burkina Faso’s military has been accused of killing 223 civilians, including 56 children, in two villages in the country’s north. The killings took place in February and were allegedly in retaliation for an attack by Islamist fighters on a military camp. The military has denied the allegations but has not provided any evidence to support its claims. The incident is the latest in a series of human rights abuses by Burkina Faso’s security forces amid a growing jihadi insurgency.