US EditionArmed men on motorbikes kill 34 Niger soldiers, ministry says
- Armed men killed 34 soldiers and wounded 14 others in western Niger near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso, according to the defense ministry.
- The attack occurred around 9 a.m. Thursday in Banibangou, involving eight vehicles and over 200 motorbikes, as stated by the ministry.
- The government reported that its forces killed dozens of attackers labeled as 'terrorists' and launched search operations by land and air for additional assailants.
- The security situation in the Sahel has worsened with record numbers of attacks and civilian casualties since military juntas took power in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, according to analysts.
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Armed men on motorbikes kill 34 Niger soldiers, ministry says
NIAMEY - Several hundred armed men, many on motorbikes, attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead and 14 wounded, the Defence Ministry said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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34 soldiers killed in terror attack in west Niger
At least 34 members of the Nigerien army were killed and 14 others injured in a terrorist attack in Banibangou, western Niger, local media quoted defense minister Salifou Mody as saying on Thursday, reported Xinhua. "Today, Thursday, June 19, 2025, at around 9:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), the town of Banibangou was the target of a cowardly and barbaric attack perpetrated by a horde of several hundred mercenaries, aboard eight vehicles and more…
·Helsinki, Finland
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