Burkina Faso: VDP Younga Yacouba, a fighter who shows remarkable courage at the front
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Burkina/Counter-terrorism: VDP Younga Yacouba honoured for his bravery in combat (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
VDP Younga Yacouba was honoured by Minister of War and Patriotic Defence, General Célestin Simporé, for his bravery in combat. Wounded in the foot, he fired back under enemy fire and helped his comrades withdraw.
Burkina Faso: VDP Younga Yacouba, a fighter who shows remarkable courage at the front (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
VDP fighter Younga Yacouba is praised for his bravery during a clash in Youba. On a support mission, he held his position with a 12.7 mm machine gun mounted on a motorcycle, helping his comrades withdraw, before being wounded in the foot.
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