Twelve soldiers died after hundreds of Islamist militiamen, on motorcycles, attacked Kandadji, a town near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso. Seven soldiers died in combat, while another five died in a road accident while on their way to the site of the attack.
12 soldiers died after hundreds of Islamist militants attacked a town in Niger
Type of event:
Terrorist/rebel/criminal assault
12
September 29, 2023