The fighting had left 71 dead. A month after Inates' attack, "63 terrorists" and 25 people were killed Thursday, January 9 in Chinégodar (west, Malian border), according to a statement from the Nigerian Ministry of Defense.
"Thursday, around 1:00 p.m. (12:00 GMT), the Chinégodar advanced military post repelled an attack carried out by terrorist elements. The provisional assessment is as follows: friend side 25 dead and 6 injured. Enemy side 63 neutralized terrorists (killed ) ", according to the text read on public television by the Defense spokesperson, Colonel Souleymane Gazobi.
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