Tiringoulou, also spelled Tirigoulou or Tiroungoulou, is a village in the
Vakaga Prefecture in the northern
Central African Republic.
History
In 1962, Tiringoulou had a population of 341 people.[2]
Central African Republic Bush War (2004-2007)
On 25 and 26 April 2006, a mysterious Antonov cargo plane landed on Tiringoulou airstrip to unload weapons and 50 armed men. They fled to the surrounding area.[3] The locals alerted the government through radio. In response, Bozize sent
Presidential Guard to the village. The Presidential Guard burned houses and attacked locals who wore camouflage uniforms or had a job related to arms-carrying.[4]
LRA attacked the UFDR base and burned several houses in Tiringoulou on 4 October 2010, which caused four LRA fighters and one UFDR member to die. In this attack, LRA kidnapped a girl and forced her to marry an LRA member.[5][6]
Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
In March 2022, the Wagner Group attacked Tiringoulou and killed 12 people, including FPRC general Baba Amibe.[7] On 25 May they again arrived in the village.[8] In December a government delegation met there with
PRNC rebels to negotiate release of kidnaped workers.[9]
CPC captured Tiringoulou on 5 May 2023 by attacking the FACA outpost in the town and killing two soldiers.[10] On 7 May 2023, FACA and MINUSCA recaptured Tiringoulou from CPC.[11]
Demographics
Goula makes up the majority of the village population.[12]
^Lombard, Louisa (2020). Hunting Game: Raiding Politics in the Central African Republic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 198–199.
ISBN978-1-108-47877-9.