Islamic State – ISIS on Saturday claimed accountability for an assault on Niger’s military that it stated had killed 30 troopers on Wednesday.
The group stated in an announcement carried by its AMAQ information company and posted on its Telegram channel that the troopers had been killed in an ambush on a convoy close to the city of Teguey within the Tillaberi area in the west of the nation.
ISIS has additionally claimed accountability for the deadly terror assault in Moscow on Saturday, which killed upward of 143 folks.
Niger’s protection ministry stated late on Thursday that 23 troopers had been killed in the assault, which additionally wounded 17 extra. Round 30 attackers have been killed, it added.
Niger is undoubtedly one of several West African nations battling an Islamist insurgency that has unfolded outwards from Mali over the previous 12 years, killing hundreds and uprooting thousands and thousands of individuals.
Anger at govt impotence has led to coups in the area
Frustrations over authorities’ failure to guard civilians have spurred navy coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger since 2020.
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Niger’s junta final week revoked with speedy impact a navy accord that permits navy personnel and civilian employees from the US Division of Protection on its soil.
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