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Local sources in western Niger said terrorists killed 25 members of a militia in several villages near the Mali border.
According to the report, twenty-five self-defense militia fell on Thursday in terrorist ambushes, a former mayor in the commune of Anzourou told AFP, a toll confirmed by a leader from a local civil association.
The report stated that there were 25 young self-defense fighters who lost their lives and three others who were wounded and evacuated” to hospitals in Tillable town and Niamey, the latter source said. The surrounding Tillaberi region is an area of operations of the Sahel branch of the Islamic State jihadist group.
The report stated that conflict-monitoring NGO ACLED said that in 2025 Tillaberi became the deadliest region in the central Sahel, with more than 1,200 deaths recorded. It blamed the violence mainly on the Islamic State in the Sahel group, followed by the Nigerien army and the Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (JNIM).
The report said that the association source said the victims came from four neighboring villages, Doukou Makani, Doukou Djinde, Doukou Saraou, and Doukou Koirategui.
The report added that Anzourou district is made up of around 50 villages and hamlets in Tillaberi, which borders near the area between Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali, long the scene of deadly jihadist attacks. It said that Niger has been run by a military junta since a coup in July 2023.
Additionally, with the Nigerien army struggling to contain the attacks, it has tolerated the creation of self-defense militias by villagers, leading to bloody clashes with jihadists.
Source: The defense Post
According to the report, twenty-five self-defense militia fell on Thursday in terrorist ambushes, a former mayor in the commune of Anzourou told AFP, a toll confirmed by a leader from a local civil association.
The report stated that there were 25 young self-defense fighters who lost their lives and three others who were wounded and evacuated” to hospitals in Tillable town and Niamey, the latter source said. The surrounding Tillaberi region is an area of operations of the Sahel branch of the Islamic State jihadist group.
The report stated that conflict-monitoring NGO ACLED said that in 2025 Tillaberi became the deadliest region in the central Sahel, with more than 1,200 deaths recorded. It blamed the violence mainly on the Islamic State in the Sahel group, followed by the Nigerien army and the Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (JNIM).
The report said that the association source said the victims came from four neighboring villages, Doukou Makani, Doukou Djinde, Doukou Saraou, and Doukou Koirategui.
The report added that Anzourou district is made up of around 50 villages and hamlets in Tillaberi, which borders near the area between Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali, long the scene of deadly jihadist attacks. It said that Niger has been run by a military junta since a coup in July 2023.
Additionally, with the Nigerien army struggling to contain the attacks, it has tolerated the creation of self-defense militias by villagers, leading to bloody clashes with jihadists.
Source: The defense Post
