Suspected Jihadist Attack Kills 11 In Niger

By Guardian Nigeria 23 October 2022   |   1:08 pm A suspected jihadist assault on three lorries and a motorbike in western Niger close to the border with Mali killed 11 individuals, native sources advised AFP on Sunday. The assault occurred on a distant highway within the so-called “three borders” area between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso tormented by jihadist insurgents linked with Al-Qaeda and… A suspected jihadist assault on three lorries and a motorbike in western Niger close to the border with Mali killed 11 individuals, native sources advised AFP on Sunday. The assault occurred on a distant highway within the so-called “three borders” area between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso tormented by jihadist insurgents linked with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. A neighborhood authorities official within the Banibangou space the place the assault occurred mentioned armed males intercepted three vehicles on a distant highway on (*11*) morning and killed their 9 occupants. Two individuals using a motorbike additionally died, he added. A neighborhood lawmaker additionally confirmed the toll of 11 lifeless, saying two of the vehicles had been burned and the opposite taken away. Attacks by militants had been much less frequent in latest months in Banibangou, situated within the huge and unstable Tillaberi area in western Niger. Civilians have usually been caught within the preventing between the rebels and safety forces. In November 2021, authorities mentioned no less than 69 native self-defence militiamen had been massacred. Latest NOW A suspected jihadist assault on three lorries and a motorbike in western Niger close to the border with Mali killed 11 individuals, native sources advised AFP on Sunday. The assault occurred on a distant highway within the so-called “three borders” area between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso tormented by jihadist insurgents linked with Al-Qaeda and… 6 minutes in the past Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation mentioned Sunday an e-mail server of its subsidiary was hacked in a “overseas” assault aimed toward drawing “consideration” amid protests over the dying of Mahsa Amini. 10 minutes in the past At least three individuals have been killed in an ongoing assault in a lodge in southern Somalia on Sunday, police and a witness mentioned. 20 minutes in the past The Zamfara Government’s Anti-Thuggery Standing Committee mentioned it has arrested three suspects for allegedly supplying Sim Packs, medication, unlawful substances, and sexual enhancers to bandits. The committee has additionally arrested three different suspects for alleged telephone snatching. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) stories that the Zamfara Government had lately established Anti-Thuggery Standing Committee to… 40 minutes in the past Europe faces painful “industrial rationalisation” on account of its vitality disaster that dangers political bother, the top of Shell warned Sunday, because the oil large joined a pure gasoline mission in Qatar. Shell chief govt Ben van Beurden agreed a deal for a 9.3 % stake in Qatar Energy’s North Field South mission, that may play…