Niger: At least 17 soldiers killed in an attack near Mali or Burkina Faso border | Oneindia News

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Published on August 16, 2023 - Duration: 02:13s

Niger: At least 17 soldiers killed in an attack near Mali or Burkina Faso border | Oneindia News

Niger’s army has witnessed a deadly encounter.

The country’s Ministry of Defence said that at least 17 Niger soldiers have been killed in an attack by armed groups near the border with Mali.

According to a statement released late on Tuesday, ‘a detachment of the Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) moving between Boni and Torodi was the victim of a terrorist ambush near the town of Koutougou’.

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