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Niger attacks: 137 killed in attacks near Malian border
Last edited Tue Mar 23, 2021, 04:43 PM - Edit history (1)
At least 58 people have been killed in Niger after attacks near the border with Mali, the government has said.
Gunmen opened fire on four vehicles that were bringing people back from a market in the Tillabéri region.
No group has claimed the attacks, which happened on Monday.
However, there are currently two jihadist campaigns in Niger - one in the west near Mali and Burkina Faso, and another in the south-east on the border with Nigeria.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56422301
Gunmen opened fire on four vehicles that were bringing people back from a market in the Tillabéri region.
No group has claimed the attacks, which happened on Monday.
However, there are currently two jihadist campaigns in Niger - one in the west near Mali and Burkina Faso, and another in the south-east on the border with Nigeria.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56422301
Update:
The death toll from co-ordinated raids on three villages in Niger by suspected jihadists on Sunday has risen to 137.
"By systematically targeting civilians, these armed bandits are reaching a new level of horror and savagery," the government said.
Earlier a security source blamed militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) group for the attacks in Tahoua region near Niger's border with Mali.
...
There is also an ethnic dimension to the conflict. Cattle raiding too is an element.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56497164
"By systematically targeting civilians, these armed bandits are reaching a new level of horror and savagery," the government said.
Earlier a security source blamed militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) group for the attacks in Tahoua region near Niger's border with Mali.
...
There is also an ethnic dimension to the conflict. Cattle raiding too is an element.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56497164
