Baley Beri ambush | |||||||
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Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Niger | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Djibrilla Hassane † | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
112th Special Intervention Company | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
52 men 6 vehicles |
~100 men 4-5 vehicles ~20 motorcycles | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
27 killed 6 wounded 2 vehicles destroyed 3 vehicles captured | None (per ISGS) |
On May 14, 2019, jihadists from Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) attacked Nigerien forces in Baley Beri, Niger, killing twenty-seven Nigerien soldiers.