Burkina Faso: why are terrorists targeting Arbinda more?
Not far from Kaya, Arbinda is located on a strategic axis of this region of Burkina Faso.
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The terrorist attack of Wednesday, August 18, in which 80 people perished, took place in the north of the country on the Gorgadji-Abinda axis.
An area that has been difficult to access since 2019 and regularly the target of terrorist groups.
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Why is this area so targeted?
To understand this, RFI contacted this expert-consultant, living in Djibo, not far from Arbinda, who works for a civil society organization.
However, he wishes to remain anonymous.
The objective today is squarely to lock up Arbinda [who] constitutes a strategic point for the armed groups.
By weakening Arbinda, we have direct access to the capital of the center-north, Kaya.
"Arbinda is a strategic lock"
Kpenahi Traore
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