Attack by armed men in western Niger border village kills 12 soldiers, army says
Niger's army says an attack by armed men in western Niger has left 12 soldiers dead in a border area that has long been a hotbed of extremist violence. The “surprise offensive” took place Friday against a military unit near the village of Sakoira near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso, the army said in a statement. It described the assailants as “terrorists” but did not say what group was responsible. The tri-border area has long been a site of extremist violence. Last month, an attack by a jihadi... Читать дальше...