NIAMEY, July 2, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Eighteen soldiers were killed when
“terrorists” struck an army camp in western Niger, the government said
Tuesday, adding that the US and France provided air support to help repel the
assault.
The attack took place on Monday afternoon at a camp at Inates on the
border with Mali, the defence ministry said in a statement, adding that four
soldiers were listed as missing.
Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries, lies in the heart of the
fragile Sahel region, which is battling an Islamist insurgency.