Monday, December 16, 2024 - No fewer than thirty-nine people, including children, have been killed in two separate attacks in western Niger near the border with Burkina Faso, the Nigerien defense ministry confirmed on Saturday.
The attacks occurred in the communities of Libiri and Kokorou in the
Tera border region, a hotspot for violent jihadist activity.
According to the ministry’s statement, “21 people were killed in Libiri
and 18 in Kokorou” during the operations that took place from December 12 to
14.
“These barbaric acts targeted defenseless civilian populations, carried
out by criminals cornered by constant operations by defense and security
forces,” the statement said, without specifying the exact dates of the attacks.
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