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Armed terrorists with link to Alqaeda on Tuesday killed 21 soldiers and injured nine in Tassia Sun Badjo, Tillaberi, Niger Republic.<\/p>\n

Following the incident, the Niger government has declared a three-day period of national mourning to honour the lives lost.<\/p>\n

This was made known by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counter-terrorism and insurgency expert, in a post on his X handle on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Makama said the attack occurred near Niger\u2019s border with Burkina Faso and Mali, noting that the area was frequently targeted by extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State.<\/p>\n

According to him, the ongoing conflict in the Sahel region has resulted in thousands of deaths and the displacement of over 2 million people.<\/p>\n

Makama specifically noted that the attack came at a time of heightened political tension in Niger after military junta took power in a coup last year, which now faces pressure from neighboring countries and international forces to address the growing security crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Tuesday, June 25, a terrorist ambush in Tassia Sun Badjo, Tillaberi, resulted in the deaths of 21 Nigerien soldiers, with nine additional soldiers injured.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn response to this tragic event, the government of Niger has declared a three-day period of national mourning to honor the lives lost.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe attack occurred near Niger\u2019s border with Burkina Faso and Mali, an area frequently targeted by extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ongoing conflict in the Sahel region has resulted in thousands of deaths and the displacement of over 2 million people<\/p>\n

\u201cThis attack comes at a time of heightened political tension, as Niger\u2019s military junta, which took power in a coup last year, faces pressure from neighboring countries and international forces to address the growing security crisis,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

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