At least 22 villagers were murdered yesterday Monday in Niger, in attacks by motorcycles, in the Tilaberi Region (west), near the border with Mali, a Tuesday sources reported in the area yesterday.
Niger has been confronted in recent years with repeated attacks of organizations swear by faith or in Al Qaeda or at Islamic State in its western part. The military junta, who seized power more than two years ago, has not been able to end the crisis.
In the morning yesterday ‘Armed’ motorcycles ‘Opened fire against peasants’ In the Takubat community, where a baptismal ceremony was underway, killing 15 people, a resident of the neighboring Todikoudi community explained to the French agency.
“Then the perpetrators went on the outskirts of Takubat, where they killed seven other people”added this source, which was expressed on condition that it was not named for its safety.
Local Media El Maestro TV confirmed the “Macabre account of 22 innocent people who were murdered without any reason.”
Despite the mass development of the armed forces in Tilaberry, an area adjacent to Burkina Faso and Mali, the attacks attributed to jihadists They continue, targeting citizens and military indiscriminately.
Niger and his neighbors, Burkina Faso and Mali, where they also rule military, established a Confederation, the alliance of Sahal (SCS) and formed a common rapid reaction force of 5,000 men to deal with them. “Terrorist organizations”.
The three Sahel countries, where military regimes say they are practicing national sovereign, autonomous policy, expelled the troops of France and the US, which had been developed in their territories in the context of the anti -anti -struggle, and turned to Russia.
Source :Skai
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