By RFIPosted on 11-01-2020Modified on 11-01-2020 at 23:29
The terrorist attack on the Chinagoder military camp has claimed more lives than expected. At the end of the two-day sweep, 89 bodies of Nigerien soldiers were identified. A very heavy toll confirmed to the Ministry of Defense. The soldiers were buried on Saturday at the Square of martyred soldiers in Niamey.
The toll of the jihadist attack on the Chinagoder military post is increasing with 58 new bodies discovered during the various sweeps. This officially brings the number of soldiers who fell at Chinagoder to 89. The 89 bodies were transported according to several witnesses to the national squadron. They were buried in the Martyrs Square.
According to security sources, such a balance could only be explained by the violence of the fighting and the powerful military means in the possession of the jihadists. Not to mention the large number of motorcycles used. Several soldiers are said to have been chased by jihadists on motorbikes, it is said.
According to a former chief of the former Tuareg rebellion in Niger, the combat system is the responsibility of real Aqmi or Ansardine veterans. The jihadist leaders who hit Chinagoder are foreigners from elsewhere, according to a senior Nigerian army officer. " During the fight, " he said, the terrorist leaders communicated and gave their instructions in the Arabic language, the real Arabic . "
In a month Niger lost more than 174 soldiers in three different attacks on its northern border with Mali. According to several observers, this heavy toll is also explained by the fact that the Malian army has left several of its positions in its southern part bordering the Niger, thus offering a boulevard to the terrorists.
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