a Further eleven soldiers are reported to be missing, says the nigerian government spokesperson Abdourahamane Zakaria for Reuters.
the Data comes after several soldiers reported missing, having been the victim of an armed ambush on Tuesday. One of the militärfordonen triggered an explosive device and several soldiers were injured in the incident, writes the Guardian.
the society Tongo Tongo, not far from the malian border. In the autumn of 2017, was killed four american and five nigerian soldiers in the same region, having been the victim of an ambush. I have killed 18 civilians in two ambushes carried out by armed men in central Mali, according to the administrative sources.
Niger is one of the countries plagued by terrorsekten Boko Harams attempt to establish an islamic state in northeastern Nigeria. Around 27.000 people have been killed and almost two million have lost their homes in the conflict, according to the Guardian.