54 soldiers killed in suspected Jihadist attack in Benin

54 soldiers killed in suspected Jihadist attack in Benin

The Beninese government said on Wednesday that suspected jihadists killed 54 soldiers stationed in a national park on April 17, the heaviest toll since jihadist attacks began in the northern part of the country. The al Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims claimed the attack.

Jihadist attack in Benin kills at least 54, government says

The attack, which was claimed by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), occurred in the W National Park in northern Benin on April 17. In January, 28 Benin soldiers were killed near the border between Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso in an attack also claimed by the GSIM.

In Benin, from a military source, it is reported that the last assessment of the attack of 17 April in the north of the country now reports 54 Beninese soldiers killed. Just after the attack which targeted two outposts that day, the same sources had announced eight deaths. The Group of Support for Islam and Muslims, claiming the attack, had given a much heavier assessment. With this assessment, it is the most deadly attack suffered since the arm…

Benin confirms 54 soldiers killed in northern militant attacks

Benin has confirmed the deaths of 54 soldiers in coordinated attacks by armed groups in the country’s troubled northern region. Government spokesperson Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji offered condolences to the families of the fallen and rejected online rumors suggesting hundreds had died. The assaults struck army positions near the border shared with Niger and Burkina Faso, including a deadly ambush at Koudou Falls. Eight soldiers were killed at Ko…

A terrorist attack in Benin reportedly killed 54 people. The attack was carried out by a terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda.