By RFIPosted on 25-12-2019 Modified on 25-12-2019 at 13:30
The terrorist attack which targeted the Burkinabè army and the populations in Arbinda in the north of the country leaves no room for questioning. What prompted the jihadists to attack women?
The spokesman for the Burkinabè government gives initial information: it was in their flight that the jihadists killed the civilian populations . According to testimony, the majority of women were at home. Other victims had gone to get drinking water. As for the men, underlines our source, they had found refuge at the level of certain hills: “ Some men leave women, because the jihadists do not generally attack them . "
Attempted kidnapping or retaliation ?
But for researcher Mahamoudou Sawadogo , a specialist in security issues in Burkina, one of the hypotheses would be the failure of an abduction. “ For a long time, the populations of Arbinda have resisted attacks. So to make them falter, the terrorists could decide to take hostages, "explains the researcher.
The other hypothesis raised by analyst Siaka Coulibaly is punishment: “ It looks more like reprisals . According to the researcher, for a long time, certain terrorist groups suspected the populations, in particular the women, of collaborating with the security forces by providing them with information. " Faced with the response of Burkinabè soldiers, the jihadists could attack women in their fold, " he said.
It is the first time that such a large number of women (31) have died during a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso.
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