(Tongo Tongo) 17 Niger troops have been killed with another
11 reported missing in an ambush near the Malian border, an area where several
jihadist groups are active.
It appears that a patrol of 52 Niger soldiers encountered a group of heavily-armed men at Baley Beri, near Tongo Tongo, leading to heavy fighting, which lasted more than two hours. According to the report, 22 soldiers in three vehicles returned to their base at Ouallam, around 85 km south of Tongo Tongo.
It appears that a patrol of 52 Niger soldiers encountered a group of heavily-armed men at Baley Beri, near Tongo Tongo, leading to heavy fighting, which lasted more than two hours. According to the report, 22 soldiers in three vehicles returned to their base at Ouallam, around 85 km south of Tongo Tongo.
#Niger: Army detachment ambushed in the area of Tongo Tongo-Bella Beri, #Tillabery, 22 soldiers (several wounded) rejoined base in Ouallam, remaining 30 including unit commander missing in action pic.twitter.com/0BdzebWcV3— MENASTREAM (@MENASTREAM) May 15, 2019
Ramadan death toll stands at 293
