Armed men killed 37 civilians, including 14 children, in an attack on a village in southwest Niger. The officials said this on Tuesday. This year alone, hundreds of civilians have been killed by terrorists in the region. It was reported that unidentified assailants opened fire on Monday at the commune of Banibango in the Tillaberi area near the border of Niger, adjacent to Mali.
The same local official said that in the afternoon when everyone was working in the fields, the attackers reached Dera-De village on motorbikes. A local reporter said, 'They found people in the fields and opened fire when anyone moved.' According to a report received, at least 420 people were killed in jihadist attacks in Tillaberi and neighboring Tahoua this year. "Armed Islamist groups are attacking people in western Niger," Korin Duffka, Sahel director of the international rights group, said in the report. HRW said disabled people and 'several children' were killed, some of whom were dragged from their parents' arms to death. The extremist attacks have also damaged schools and churches, leaving thousands of people behind their homes. Most of the active terrorists in the so-called tribal area between Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali are associated with al-Qaida or the Islamic State group. Similar attacks have taken place several times in the area even after the officers beefed up security. After firing, the attackers run towards Mali.
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