The assault occurred Thursday when closely armed militants attacked a military outpost in Chinagodrar within the west of the nation, close to the border with Mali, authorities spokesman Abdourahame Zakari stated in a press release on Sunday .
The Niger flag may also be waved personally throughout the nation because the nation mourns troops killed within the raid.
President Mahamadou Issoufou despatched his “heartfelt condolences” to the households of the victims and wished a speedy restoration to the wounded within the assault.The variety of troops killed in Thursday’s assault exceeds the numbers of victims of final month’s incursion by jihadist militants to a different army outpost within the west of the nation, which resulted within the demise of 71 troopers.
Army troops in Niger and neighboring Mali are combating to crack down on a jihadist insurgency, which has seen military outposts in each international locations attacked by militants in current months. In November, 13 French troopers had been killed in an accident involving two helicopters throughout an operation towards jihadist fighters in Mali.
Greater than 50 troopers died in a militant assault on a army camp in northeastern Mali in November.
Officers stated that they had launched an accident investigation and referred to as on residents to be resolute of their assist because the nation continues to wage a warfare on terrorism.
The federal government stated its safety forces killed 65 terrorists whereas they repelled the attackers who had arrived by motorcycle and several other autos on the outpost close to the border with Mali.
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