At least 29 soldiers have been killed by hundreds of jihadists in Niger Republic. The Niger defence military, in a statement, said the jihadists killed the soldiers using “improvised explosive
The Niger defence military, in a statement, said the jihadists killed the soldiers using “improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles”.“The provisional assessment of this attack is as follows: on the friendly side, 29 soldiers fell. On the enemy side, several dozen terrorists were neutralized, fifteen motorcycles destroyed, a large quantity of weapons and ammunition seized,” the statement reads.
While jihadist insurgency has plagued Africa’s Sahel region for more than a decade, attacks on the Niger army have risen since the military seized power in July.The coup leaders had said they overthrew Mohamed Bazoum’s government because the security situation was deteriorating.
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