US EditionTwelve Niger soldiers killed in attack, two suspects detained, says army
- Twelve Nigerien soldiers were killed in an attack in Niger, according to the army's statement seen by Reuters.
- The attack occurred near the tri-border region where jihadist insurgency is common, with armed men launching a surprise offensive on a military unit.
- Two suspects have been detained following the attack, but the identity of the assailants was not confirmed in the statement.
- The Sahel region has experienced widespread violence, with hundreds of thousands killed and millions displaced due to insurgency.
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Despite the peace treaty with the largest guerrilla organization, splinter groups still control parts of Colombia. In recent weeks, they targeted soldiers and policemen.
These soldiers were killed on Friday in a jihadist attack in the west of the country, near Mali, announced the army on Saturday night.
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by gunmen in western Niger has killed 12 soldiers, the military said Saturday, in a border area that has long been a hotbed of extremist violence. The “surprise offensive” was launched Friday against a military unit located on the outskirts of the village of Sakoira, near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso, the military said in a statement. It described the attackers as “terrorists” but did not…
The military of the anti-terrorist operation Almahaou were attacked by terrorists hidden in civilian camps near Tillabéri, in the West Niger, according to the army.
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