The assault targeted an SDF position in Iknewane, Tilia Department, located near the Mali border in Niger’s Tahoua Region. Security sources described the attack as large-scale, highly intense, and catching the military off-guard.......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
According to security analyst and counterinsurgency expert Zagazola Makama, the heavily armed militants, in large numbers, overran the base and destroyed nine out of the 16 military vehicles stationed there. Weapons and ammunition were also looted during the assault.
In response, a military convoy of around 20 vehicles from the Niger Armed Forces (FAN) and another from the National Guard (GNN) were deployed from Tahoua to conduct operations in the area.
This attack is not the first at the Iknewane position. On September 18, 2024, EIGS militants carried out a similar assault, killing at least 24 soldiers, according to official reports…READ FULL ARTICLE [HERE]>>
