Mali: Hundreds of jihadists have attacked Niger's military camp in Niger, adjacent to Mali's border, in which 71 soldiers are reported dead. The Ministry of Defense of Niger said on Wednesday that the jihadists fired shells and mortars at the military camp, in which 71 soldiers were killed. This is the largest ever attack the Niger Army in the western Tilaberi area on Tuesday. There has been violence in Niger on behalf of Islamic militants since 2015.
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On the Nigerian national TV channel, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry of Niger has said that we are sadly informing that 71 of our military personnel have been martyred, while 12 have been injured and many are missing. This attack has been carried out on a large scale by militants with large arms and ammunition. On behalf of the Ministry of Defense, it has been said that a large number of terrorists have also been killed in retaliation. The firing between the army and the militants lasted for about three hours.
Earlier it was said that 60 army personnel were killed in this attack. Sources say that the terrorists attacked the army camp with mortar. A large number of soldiers have been killed in this attack. However, no terrorist organization has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. The Niger army is already fighting the militants of the terrorist organization Boko Haram. Niger President Isofu Mohammed has ended his tour of Egypt in the middle and is returning to his country.