{"id":67017,"date":"2022-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/?guid=00abd63005b700bbce3f2ecfdfd30606"},"modified":"2022-06-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T00:00:00","slug":"eight-gendarmes-killed-in-niger-attack-50-terrorists-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/eight-gendarmes-killed-in-niger-attack-50-terrorists-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight gendarmes killed in Niger attack; 50 terrorists dead"},"content":{"rendered":"
NIAMEY\u2014 Armed fighters killed eight gendarmes and injured 33 in a \u201cterrorist\u201d attack near Niger\u2019s border with Burkina Faso, the Nigerien government said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A defence ministry statement said \u201carmed terrorists\u201d riding motorcycles and other vehicles attacked the gendarmes in Waraou in southwestern Niger at around 05:30 am on Tuesday while they were carrying out a security mission in nearby villages.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Around 50 \u201cterrorists\u201d had been killed, the ministry said, while six of the wounded gendarmes were in a serious condition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The statement said the gendarmes\u2019 swift reaction and support from national and international ground and air forces \u201crouted the enemy\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Nigerien army lost five cars and a lorry in the attack, the ministry added, with search operations in the area ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Waraou is located in the restive Tillaberi region, which is part of the so-called \u201cthree borders\u201d zone including neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso that has become a centre of jihadist attacks including groups affiliated with the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Waraou was the scene of another incident in February 2021, when seven members of Niger\u2019s national electoral commission died after their vehicle struck a mine.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has tried to change the government\u2019s approach in recent months by initiating dialogue with the jihadists.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But the military campaign against them continues as 12,000 Nigerien soldiers are involved in anti-jihadist missions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Much of the military activity has been concentrated along Niger\u2019s long borders with Mali and Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NIAMEY\u2014 Armed fighters killed eight gendarmes and injured 33 in a \u201cterrorist\u201d attack near Niger\u2019s border with Burkina Faso, the Nigerien government said.A defence ministry statement said \u201carmed terrorists\u201d riding motorcycles and other vehicles attacked…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n