Arbinda

Arbinda
Arbinda
	Arbinda Location in Burkina Faso
	Coordinates: 14°13′45″N 0°51′48″W
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Sahel Region
Province	Soum Province
Department	Arbinda Department
Population (2012)[1]
• Total	9,790

Arbinda (also spelled Aribinda) is a town in and the capital of the Arbinda Department of Soum Province in northern Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 9,790 as of 2012.

History

On 24 December 2019, a group of militants attacked civilians and a military base in Arbinda in one of Burkina Faso's deadliest attacks. At least 122 people were killed, including 35 civilians, 7 soldiers, and 80 attackers.[2]

References

"World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
"Thirty-five civilians killed in Burkina Faso after army repels militant attack". Thomson Reuters Foundation. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

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[1] "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.

[trf-2] "Thirty-five civilians killed in Burkina Faso after army repels militant attack". Thomson Reuters Foundation. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.