Deadly armed attack on Niger with 34 dead soldiers near the border with Mali

Thirty -four members of the Nigerian Armed Forces died yesterday Thursday in an attack by “hundreds of armed” armed people in the city of Banimpan, located in the western part of Niger, near the border with Mali. The two Sahel countries continue to be affected by the violence of extremist jihadist groups, as announced by the Niamea Ministry of Defense. Yesterday, “there was a lifelong and barbaric attack on Banypangu by a hundreds of mercenaries horders” carrying “8 vehicles and over 200 motorcycles,” according to a statement by the General Staff read on state television. Army casualties are “34 dead and 14 injured”, while “dozens of terrorists” were killed by the fire forces at the same source. “Aid in the region” were developed, where “air and land clearing operation” is being carried out to “pursue the perpetrators of this attack,” he added. Niger, where he rules military regime for almost two years, often sinks into mourning due to jihadist attacks. The bananimpan community is in the prefecture of Tilaberry, […]
Source: News Beast

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