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Dozens of trucks were destroyed, an army statement said.
The assault took place in the commune of Gaskinde in Soum
province, an area where jihadists linked to al Qaeda and Islamic
State have escalated attacks and seized territory since 2015.
Militants have blockaded several areas, forcing the government
to resort to convoys and air drops to deliver essential goods to
trapped civilians.
The convoy, which was under military escort, was carrying
supplies to the town of Djibo, just over 20 km (12 miles) away
from Gaskinde.
A video shared online showed people scrambling to retrieve goods
from at least a dozen blazing trucks and a plume of smoke
stretching across the scrubland.
Another video showed crowds welcoming vehicles from the convoy
that had survived the attack and made it to Djibo.
Reuters has not been able to verify the footage.
Insecurity has risen across West Africa's Sahel over the past
decade as an Islamist insurgency that took root in Mali has
gained ground. Thousands of people have been killed and more
than two million displaced despite the presence of foreign
troops and United Nations peacekeepers.
Insurgents have mined roads, besieged towns, destroyed water
facilities and undermined efforts to resupply Burkina Faso's
increasingly isolated north and east.
At least 35 civilians were killed on Sept. 6 when a vehicle in a
convoy hit a roadside bomb between the northern towns of Djibo
and Bourzanga.
Frustrations about spiralling violence spurred a military coup
against Burkina Faso's ex-president Roch Kabore in January. But
the ruling military junta has also struggled to thwart attacks.
(Reporting by Anne Mimault and Thiam Ndiaga, Writing by Sofia
Christensen, Editing by Bate Felix and Angus MacSwan)
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