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Behind the Jihadist Attack in Inates
A shocking attack by an Islamic State affiliate has killed more than 70 Nigerien soldiers, the most ever in a single incident.
Crisis Group expert Hannah Armstrong explains that the jihadists’ strength is rooted in decades-old communal grievances in the Mali-Niger border zone.
- Hannah Amstrong
- ICG
What happened in Niger?
On 10 December, assailants struck a Nigerien military camp close to the settlement of Inates on the border with Mali, killing more than 70 soldiers in the deadliest attack on security forces in the…
The Islamic State’s affiliate in Mali and Niger claimed responsibility for the attack.
Its fighters reportedly…