Sixteen soldiers have been killed in an attack in the west of junta-ruled Niger, the country’s ANP state news agency reported Sunday.
“A terrorist attack targeting a military deployment in the Tera area (in Tillaberi region) on Friday, July 17, caused 16 martyrs and 23 wounded, of which nine are serious,” ANP said.
It added that there were also “15 terrorists killed.”
The attack took place near the borders with Mali and Burkina Faso.
“Operations to search for the enemy, conduct sweeps, and secure the area are continuing in the area,” the ANP said.
Niger, for the past decade, has faced deadly attacks by jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The military regime that took power in July 2023 has failed to contain the violence.
In another development, GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that not less 50 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack by Tuareg separatists and jihadists as they left the strategic northern town of Anefis, officials said on Sunday.
The attack on the army convoy leaving Anefis occurred on Saturday, following weeks of fighting with both sides attempting to take control.
In early July, fighters from the Tuareg separatist FLA and the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) briefly captured the town and encircled a military base used the Malian army and Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps.
JNIM and the FLA claimed responsibility for the attack. READ MORE
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