Benin suffers heavy losses in deadly border attack
While the perpetrators remain unidentified, Benin has faced increasing attacks in its northern region, often linked to jihadist groups from neighbouring countries.
Militants inflict heavy losses on Benin’s armed forces in an attack in the north
COTONOU, Benin — Militants inflicted heavy losses on Benin’s armed forces during an attack this week on a fortified military post in the north of the country, authorities said, raising further concerns from analysts about the expansion of jihadis into West Africa’s coastal states.
Militants Inflict Heavy Losses on Benin's Armed Forces Amid Rising Jihadi Threats
Militants inflicted heavy losses on Benin's armed forces in a recent attack, highlighting the growing threat of jihadi expansion in West Africa.
Attack Kills 28 Beninese Troops Near Niger, Burkina Border
Twenty-eight soldiers died in an attack in northern Benin, a small West African nation increasingly witnessing violence attributed to jihadists based in neighbouring countries, a security source told AFP on Thursday.
Benin suffers heavy troop losses during jihadist border attack
BENIN’S army has suffered heavy losses during an attack near the country’s border with Niger and Burkina Faso. National Guard chief of staff Colonel Faizou Gomina said on Thursday that one of the military’s positions in the Alibori region had been attacked the previous evening.
Benin Army Suffers Heavy Losses in Northern Attack
We have battles to win." Benin and coastal neighbour Togo have both suffered attacks in recent years as groups linked to Islamic State and al Qaeda expanded their presence beyond West Africa's central Sahel region to the north.
Beninese army suffers 'hard blow' in border attack
In 2022, Benin deployed nearly 3,000 troops to curb cross-border incursions and reinforce security in the north. Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent.
Al-Qaeda-linked Jihadist Group Claims Deadly Benin Attack
An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Benin near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger that killed at least 28 troops this week.
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