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2023-10-04 Africa North
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29 soldiers killed in attack by suspected jihadists in Niger
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] An attack by suspected jihadists left twenty-nine soldiers dead in Niger. The AFP agency reported this on October 2, citing the country's Ministry of Defense.
It is clarified that from September 26 to October 2, Niger's defense and security forces conducted an operation on the border with Mali. While retreating northeast of the village of Tabatol, one of the units was attacked by terrorists who used improvised explosive devices and car bombs. It is noted that there were about a hundred attackers.
“According to preliminary data, on our side, 29 military personnel died as heroes, two were seriously injured. “Several dozen terrorists were neutralized from the enemy, 15 motorcycles were destroyed, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were captured,” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
In Niger, on July 26, a group of military members of the presidential guard carried out a coup d'état and announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum . On August 30, the new Niger authorities demanded that Paris withdraw its troops from the territory of the republic by September 3.
Earlier, IA Regnum reported that, as French President Emmanuel Macron said, France will withdraw its troops from Niger by the end of 2023, where the military came to power as a result of the rebellion. Macron explained that this decision was dictated by the fact that the Niger authorities allegedly no longer want to fight terrorism.
At the same time, on September 24, the Niger government closed the country's airspace to all French aircraft, including civil flights. At the same time, Paris announced the recall of its ambassador Sylvain Itte and other diplomats from Niamey.
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