At least 29 soldiers have been killed in an attack in western Niger, according to the country’s defence ministry.
A three-day national mourning period was declared in the country on Tuesday over the incident that involved “improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles by more than a hundred terrorists”, according to a televised statement made by the ministry on Monday night.
It added that two soldiers were seriously wounded and “several dozen terrorists” were also killed.
The attack took place near the country’s border with Mali during military operations aimed at “neutralising the threat posed” by the ISIL (ISIS) armed group in the area, according to the ministry.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque joins us here in the studio to discuss this.
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Africa will overcome it give a time
This is the French arrangement to distabilise your mother God never slip macron will be the last president of France theft country
France established a terrorist group CRR this info should be considered. They established and plan to destabilise Mali, Niger and Burkinfaso…like France and USA did in Syria and Libya by establishing ISS. Please don't trust any western country ,they cooking something as an alternative.
The french at work.. evil people
France helped isis with attack!! Why they still their just leave!!!
What is mind-blowing is that there are people who will not realize that they have consumed a piece of western propaganda served as "news"😂😂😂😂
Stop lying that was the west … hate must die…
The military isnt being strategic enough. Someone is failing in the military.
God save AES 🇧🇫 🇲🇱 🇳🇪 and Wagner Group help. 🙏 Salut de Brésil 🇧🇷
Get the French out now, not the end of the year. NOW
European countries behind it
why is it worse.? where do they get their arms and food and what else. why is france there for years and why is america there for years. to fight these arms groups.
you are bad you are enmy of Africa
You guys are all puppets not journalist😂. This has always been happening in the presence of the Americans, the Germans and the French so what is new. Al jazeera is the new CNN. Fake news.
Niger must get France and America out of their country.
Blaming France for this won't make this any better. Good luck Niger, you will need it.
Wasnt America. Maybe those terrorist france has been fighting all these years. You think their going away? Smart up people.
Stupid analyst….. very biased peace of news insert….
The useless two of you can sit over there and be excited about it, but that can't stop the fact that the French, United Snakes of WÅŘmerica, EvilRopean and Divided Killingdom will leave the African continent and soon to come they will dîě of hunger coz Africa won't feed them food and resources again
Hmmm.. he looks so gleeful that this is happening..
I foretell there will be more to come.. with …nexr strategy.👀
I keep reading about aaaaalllllllllllllll this aaaaaiiiiide for Israel, Ukraine. Will there be any for……..yeah uuuuuuuhhhhhh……ok dumb question!?!?
France is leaving Niger with its problems. Now ask the US or Russia for ''help'' and good luck!
french or western plot no doubt….typical neocolonial coordinated responce to decolonization.
It a setup they want the Niger military to fail, it won't work France should get out they are thifs
Why is that thug smiling for???
Niger needs to destroy or force out all foreign military bases on the country.
You are fake News propaganda. Liars
It is likely that the French is funding ISIL! Such are the games thst the West plays. We all know it!
Find out whose supplying these hired mercenaries and cut off the supply chain. Europeans are the suppliers
The speaker is a puppet of France as he is working very hard for mzungus. Kick France and USA out of Afrika. Afrika does not France.