US EditionBenin army suffers heavy losses in northern attack
- Militants inflicted heavy losses on Benin's armed forces during an attack on a military post in the north of the country, authorities said.
- Faizou Gomina, the National Guard Chief of Staff, confirmed the attack occurred on Wednesday and offered condolences to victims.
- The attack raised concerns about the expansion of jihadis into coastal states like Benin and Togo, as analysts warn of increased violence.
- The attack demonstrates that the Al-Qaida-linked JNIM group is expanding its activities into Benin, according to security analyst Kars de Brujine.
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The assault, which targeted a Beninese army base on Wednesday, January 8, in the north of the country, was claimed by the Group to Support Islam and Combatants.
In the West African country of Benin, 28 soldiers were killed in an attack on an army unit.
Last December, three soldiers were already killed in Pendjari Park in the north of the country. For several years, this region of Benin has been the target of repeated attacks, attributed to jihadist groups.
Benin Military Faces Devastating Militant Attack
Benin Military Faces Devastating Militant Attack Benin's military has faced a heavy blow as Islamist militants launched a severe attack on one of its most fortified positions in the north, according to Colonel Faizou Gomina, the national guard's chief of staff.Although exact figures remain undisclosed, the opposition party, The Democrats, claims the assault left around 30 soldiers dead in Alibori, a region near insurgent-affected Niger and Burk…
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