The Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, signed on July 21, 2023, a decree creating the 52nd Commando Infantry Regiment (RIC) based in Tougan.
In another decree on the same date, Ibrahim Traoré set up the 53rd RIC stationed in Nouna.
These two cities are part of the localities of Burkina Faso, regularly confronted with terrorist abuses.
Source: Burkina Information Agency