Niger forces foil armed attack, neutralize 41 mercenaries in western region
Niger’s Defense and Security Forces (FDS) said they had “neutralized” 41 mercenaries and captured two others alive following an attempted attack on their positions in the Torodi area of the Tillaberi Region in western Niger on Tuesday.
According to an information bulletin released on Wednesday and relayed by state broadcaster Télé Sahel, “In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a group of mercenaries launched an attempted attack against an FDS position in the Torodi area, News.Az reports, citing Xinhua.
Demonstrating constant vigilance and remarkable responsiveness, the deployed units immediately mounted a response with overwhelming firepower. Caught under sustained and accurate fire, the attackers quickly lost the initiative before being forced into a rout.”
The bulletin stated that the Defense and Security Forces continued their operations “until they had neutralized 41 mercenaries, captured two others alive, and routed the remainder of the group.”
According to the statement, the operation also resulted in the seizure of a significant cache of weapons and equipment, including two 12.7-mm machine guns, one RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher, two RPG-7 rockets, 44 AK-47 assault rifles, 73 loaded AK-47 magazines, 31 magazine pouches, several thousand rounds of ammunition of various calibers, 37 motorcycles, 24 Motorola radio sets, nine Motorola radio chargers, 11 spare batteries and various other items of equipment.
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