Niger: “We will go on the offensive.”
By AlpLocal News
January 10, 2020
NIAMEY, NIGER – Niger Goes on the offensive against Islamist militants after 25 of its soldiers were killed. In December, 71 Nigerien soldiers were killed by Islamist militants.
The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data project, a non-profit research organization, stated that attacks by Islamist militants have increased in the last year killing close to 400 people.
The Defense Minister, Issoufou Katambe told Reuters, “We are not going to stay on the defensive. We will go on the offensive.”
What happened in October 2017…
On 7 October 2017, armed militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) attacked Nigerien and US soldiers outside the village of Tongo Tongo, Tillabéri, Niger.
They were returning to base after a stop in the village. Between 11:40 a.m. to 2:58 p.m. (local time) the ambush occurred according to sources. During the ambush, five Nigeriens, four US soldiers, and at least 21 ISGS militants were killed and eight Nigeriens and two US soldiers including the team commander were wounded.
This serious lost of life in the Tongo Tongo ambush or the Niger ambush when it occurred on 4 October 2017 will be remembered. This ambush resulted in the lost of life of four US soldiers. The four who were killed: Staff Sergeant Bryan Black, Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Johnson, Sergeant La David Johnson, and Staff Sergeant Dustin Wright.
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