Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Sapone area, Burkina Faso on Tue 8th April 2025

8th April 2025

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Burkina Faso🇧🇫 ; received two Turkish-made Akinci drones and three new TB2 drones. The Akinci drone can carry a payload 10 times heavier than the TB2 and can reach every part of the country from its base in Sapone, south of Ouagadougou. It costs also many times more than the TB2.

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Burkina Faso (BFA)

( Sapone area )

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