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Why Traore has opened a new front with Burkina Faso’s Muslim community

· By Al Jazeera
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Once backed by influential Muslim scholars, Burkina Faso’s military leader is now facing a growing rift over arrests, new legislation and his campaign against what he describes as religious extremism.

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