Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to implicate government-allied militia.

Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked to a "gruesome" massacre western Burkina Faso that left dozens dead this week, Human Rights Watch said late on Friday.

Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked to a "gruesome" massacre in a western city that left dozens dead this week, Human Rights Watch said.Human Rights Watch (HRW) late Friday called on Burkina Faso's military rulers to investigate and prosecute those implicated in an apparent massacre of dozens of civilians this week.

A massacre in western Burkina Faso, attributed to militias allied with the military junta, has raised alarms after videos revealed dozens of dead, including women and children. Government officials dismissed these as disinformation.

Pro-government militias in Burkina Faso are implicated in video footage circulating on social networks showing the massacre of dozens of civilians in and around the western city of Solenzo on March 10 and 11,

HRW ta ce an watsar da gawarwakin mutanen hannayensu a daure cikin mummunan yanayi na rashin imanin da aka aikata musu.

Militias linked to Burkina Faso's military junta are allegedly behind a massacre in western Burkina Faso. Human Rights Watch reported videos of 58 victims, mostly ethnic Fulani, as the government remains inaccessible for comment.