In 1962, Gordil had a population of 264 people.[1]
From 25-26 June 2006, a battle took place in Gordil between joint
FACA-
FOMUC [
fr] force and Chadian rebels of
FUC and MPRD which caused casualties. This battle led to the death of 20 rebels, 11 FACA soldiers, and 2 Chadian soldiers.[2]
On 11 March 2022,
Wagner Group and
FACA entered Gordil to conduct door-to-door operations and killed 15 people.[3] On 11 April 2022,
Wagner Group and
FACA visited Gordil. They killed 22 people and burned houses.[4] On 23 May 2022,
Wagner Group revisited Gordil and stayed for three days. During the three days of Wagner's presence, they looted shops.[5]
Demography
Goula makes up the majority of the town population.[6]