US EditionNiger: Who Attacked Niamey’s Airport and What It Reveals?
The Islamic State's assault on Niamey airport and Air Base 101 involved over 30 attackers, causing aircraft damage and four soldier injuries, with 20 attackers killed, Niger officials said.
- Over 30 gunmen attacked Niamey's Diori Hamani International Airport and Air Base 101 on January 28, using small arms, explosives, and armed drones.
- On Sunday, the Islamic State Sahel Province released a statement claiming last week's assault was `surprising and coordinated`.
- Nigerien state television reported government forces responded early Thursday, killing 20 attackers and arresting 11, while four soldiers were injured and civilian aircraft plus a Nigerien ammunition depot were damaged.
- Niger's junta blamed France and ECOWAS, and has turned to Russia and its Africa Corps, which claimed to help repel the attack.
- Amid wider Sahel instability, Islamic State Sahel Province's attack in Niamey follows escalations last year and a claim in Menaka yesterday, with IS maintaining freedom of movement inside Niamey.
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The Islamic State in the Sahel (EIS) group broadcast a video presented as having been filmed during the attack on the area of Niamey International Airport, Niger, on the night of Wednesday, 28 January, to Thursday, 29 January. It bears the logo of its AMAQ propaganda agency. The EIS had already claimed the attack, via the same channel, on 30 January. The Niger authorities had reported a score of 20 dead, on the assailant side, 11 captured and fo…
The Straits Times
InternazionaleGun-wielding IS militants roamed freely on airport tarmac during Niger attack, footage shows
DAKAR, Feb 2 - Islamic State militants set off explosions and roamed freely among passenger planes during an attack at Niger's main international airport, according to footage distributed by SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks jihadist activity worldwide. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Russian soldiers reportedly helped to repel an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group against Niger's main airport last week, announced on Monday the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On the night of 28-29 January, Niamey airport in Niger suffered a brief attack claimed in a video by the Islamic State, in a country where jihadist violence usually occurs in the west and south-east.
Niger: Who attacked Niamey’s airport and what it reveals?
An attack on Niamey’s Base 101 at the international airport left four soldiers wounded after two hours of heavy fighting. France 24’s Wassim Nasr takes a close look at the assault and reveals key details: the base’s sensitivity, the presence of Russian mercenaries and Italian troops, drone defenses, and evidence suggesting multiple ISIS branches are operating in the region.
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