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Assailants on motorcycles attack village in Niger, killing dozens
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12/07/2021 - 05:09 Security forces in Niamey, Niger, on February 23, 2021. Niger has for years battled jihadist insurgencies on its southwestern flank with Mali, as well as Boko Haram on its southeastern border with Nigeria. © Issouf Sanogo, AFP (file photo) 2 min Five civilians, four soldiers and 40 armed attackers were killed Sunday in a clash in Niger s restive southwest region near the border with Mali, the government said. Advertising Read more
Around 100 heavily armed terrorists riding motorcycles attacked the Tchoma Bangou village, striking around 3 pm Sunday, Niger s Ministry of Defence said in a statement read on public television that did not identify who it suspected was behind the latest deadly incident.
Dozens die in terrorist attack in restive Niger-Mali border zone
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Five civilians, four soldiers and 40 armed attackers were killed Sunday in a clash in Niger’s restive southwest region near the border with Mali, the government said.
Around 100 heavily armed “terrorists” riding motorcycles attacked the Tchoma Bangou village, striking around 3 pm Sunday, Niger’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement read on public television that did not identify who it suspected was behind the latest deadly incident.
The “prompt and vigorous reaction” by the Defense and Security Forces (FDS), “made it possible to repel the attack and inflict heavy losses on the enemy”, the ministry said, adding that its soldiers had seized motorcycles and a cache of weapons, including AK47s and machine guns, from the assailants.
Afrique – Niger: cinq civils, quatre soldats et 40 «terroristes» tués
Cinq civils, quatre militaires et quarante «terroristes» ont été tués dimanche lors d’une attaque de djihadistes présumés dans la région de Tillabéri (ouest) proche du Mali, a annoncé le gouvernement nigérien.
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«Aux environs de 15 h 00 (18 h 00 suisses), une centaine de terroristes (terme généralement utilisé par les autorités pour désigner les djihadistes, ndlr) à bord de plusieurs dizaines de motos, lourdement armés, ont attaqué le village de Tchoma Bangou», indique un communiqué du ministère nigérien de la Défense lu dimanche soir à la télévision publique. «La réaction prompte et vigoureuse» des Forces de défense et de sécurité (FDS), «a permis de repousser l’attaque en infligeant des lourdes pertes à l’ennemi», selon le ministère.
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