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January 10, 2020
The Republic of Niger’s Army says a military camp wasattacked by suspected militants, killing about twenty-five soldiers and morethan 60 assailants.
The attack, which took place on an Army outpost in WesternNiger Republic a few kilometers from the border with Mali, comes just daysahead of a summit in France with West African leaders to assess militaryoperations in the Sahel region.
It is close to where 71 soldiers were killed just a monthago, in an attack later claimed by the Islamic State Group affiliate in theregion.
Militants linked to al-Qaeda are also present in the area,while the Boko Haram group is active on the country’s south-easternborder.
Initial reports indicate that French and American partnermilitary forces quickly intervened, using air power to help the army fight offthe militants.
In another development, the governing ABC party in Lesothohas asked Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane to resign over allegations that he wasinvolved in the murder of his estranged wife two years ago. The allegationswere made by Lesotho’s police commissioner Holomo Molibeli in Court documentsthis week.