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Heavy casualties are feared in an ambush on an army convoy.Burkina Faso's army suffered "huge casualties" on August 8th after militants ambushed a convoy of military and civilian vehicles near the locality of Nassougou in Gourma province, Est region, French radio RFI reported on August 11th.The report said that the convoy was heading towards the city of Fada N'Gourma and had used a "very dangerous" forest road as a short cut."That forest is infested with armed terrorist groups.The fighting was intense and there have been huge losses in terms of both human lives and material assets," a security source said.No public statements were issued, but videos purporting to show militants riding motorbikes between abandoned army vehicles and lorries amid gunfire appeared on social media on August