| 2023 Arbinda kidnappings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
| Location | Liki, near Arbinda, Burkina Faso |
| Date | January 12–13, 2023 |
| Victims | 66 hostages
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| Perpetrator |  Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (per Global Initiative) Ansarul Islam (per Amnesty) |
No. of participants | ~30 |
On January 12 and 13, 2023, jihadists kidnapped sixty-six people in two separate incidents near Arbinda, Burkina Faso. The abducted civilians were eventually freed by the Burkinabe military on January 20. The kidnappings were the first of their kind to target women during the insurgency.