| Battle of Inates | |||||||
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| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger | |||||||
  Battle of Inates (Niger) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Niger |
 Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 220[citation needed] | 150[citation needed] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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73 killed[1] 12 wounded | Light | ||||||
On 10 December 2019, a large group of fighters belonging to the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked a military post in Inates, Tillabéri Region, Niger. They used guns, bombs, and mortars killing over seventy soldiers and kidnapping others in one of the worst attacks in the history of Niger.[2][3][4]
- ^ Burke, Jason (11 December 2019). "More than 70 soldiers feared killed in ambush in Niger". The Guardian. Jason Burke. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "At least 70 soldiers killed in attack on Niger military camp". France 24. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Paquette, Danielle. "More than 70 soldiers killed in attack on military base in western Niger". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Givas, Nick (11 December 2019). "Niger military post ambushed by suspected Islamic militants, at least 70 soldiers killed, officials say". Fox News. Retrieved 12 December 2019.