In the Lemdou area, 50 kilometers to the northwest of Téra, the Defense and Security Forces (FDS) of Operation Niya engaged in a series of battles with terrorist forces, according to a news release from the ministry forwarded to AFP.
The Niger military government, which seized power in a coup at the end of July, reports that “six soldiers died” and 18 others who were injured were transported to Niamey.
He asserts that Nigerien troops “reacted with bravery” by “routing the enemy” and killing “31 terrorists,” a number that could not be independently verified.
A hideaway for Sahelian jihadists connected to Al-Qaeda and the EIGS, the Tillabéri region (west) is located in the heart of the so-called “three borders” zone between Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.