Five civilians, four soldiers and 40 armed attackers were killed on Sunday during a clash in Niger’s southwest Tillabéri region near the border with Mali. Niger’s Ministry of Defence said during a statement around 100 heavily armed “terrorists” on motorcycles attacked the Tchoma Bangou village around 3 pm Sunday. It’s not identified who it suspected was behind the newest 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.
Data source: Africa news
