Gunmen Attack Niger Military Base, Killing at Least 12

Gunmen Attack Niger Military Base, Killing at Least 12
This image shows the location of the Gorouel area where the military camp of Fonion is located in Niger, on Dec. 6, 2021. Google Maps
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NIAMEY, Niger—Extremist gunmen attacked a military camp in Niger near its southeastern border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 12 soldiers, the West Africa country’s interior ministry said.

Extremist rebels riding 100 motorcycles attacked the military camp of Fonion, in the Gorouel area, the ministry said in a statement late Sunday.