Niger says at least 10 soldiers killed in insurgent ambush
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Niger says at least 10 soldiers killed in insurgent ambush
NIAMEY (Reuters) - At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush, and more than a dozen others were injured by armed assailants near the West African Sahel nation's border with neighbouring Mali, Niger's defence minister said in a statement on Saturday. Around 16 people are missing following the attack on Friday evening in Banibangou near Mali, Alkassoum Indattou said in a statement, adding that air force support forced the insurgents t…
Niger says at least 10 soldiers killed in insurgent ambush
At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush, and more than a dozen others were injured by armed assailants near the West African Sahel nation's border with neighbouring Mali, Niger's defence minister said in a statement on Saturday.
Suspected Militants Kill 10 Niger Soldiers, Defense Ministry Says
At least 10 soldiers died in an ambush in southwestern Niger — close to the Mali border — by a group of what the defense ministry Saturday called armed terrorists. The toll from Friday's attack could rise because 16 people are still missing and 13 soldiers were wounded, a ministry statement said. The troops were on patrol in the northern part of the Banibangou department when they "came under a complex ambush by a group of armed terrorists" the …
Niger Says at Least 10 Soldiers Killed in Insurgent Ambush
NIAMEY—At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush, and more than a dozen others were injured by armed assailants near the West African Sahel nation’s border with neighboring Mali, Niger’s defense minister said in a statement on Saturday. Around 16 people are missing following the attack on Friday evening in Banibangou near Mali, Alkassoum Indattou said in a statement, adding that air force support forced the insurgents to flee across…
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