Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 30 (Xinhua) -- Nigerien sources said on January 29 that suspected extremist fighters attacked a village in western Niger near the border with neighboring Mali on the 28th, killing 22 people.
According to AFP, the target of the attack was the village of Motogata in the province of Tilabery. A local ** said that a group of armed men broke into the village on a motorcycle at around 16:00 on the 28th.
They started firing and on the spot, the *** said, "22 people were unfortunately killed in the attack, including some militiamen." ”
A resident of a nearby town confirmed the death toll.
The province of Tillabery is located on the border between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. In recent years, extremist and terrorist groups linked to ISIS and Al-Qaida have frequently attacked civilians, ** and military targets in this border area, resulting in a large number of personnel**.
This is the street of Niamey, the capital of Niger, on July 28, 2023. Xinhua News Agency On July 26 last year, some soldiers of the Nigerien ** Guard detained Mohamed Bazoum, announced the removal of Bazoum**'s powers, and established a national committee for the defense of the motherland, with ** Guard Captain Abdurrahman Kiyani as the chairman, and the military regime took over state affairs. (Liu Xi).