Nigeria: At least 21 soldiers killed in ambush by ‘terrorist group,’ ruling junta says

Follow us on Image Source : AP/FILE Representational Image Niamey (Niger): An ambush by a "terrorist group" killed 21 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso on Tuesday, Niger’s ruling military junta said in a statement read on national television. The statement Tuesday evening did not specify which group was behind the attack. Niger is struggling with a deadly security crisis involving several armed groups. Last week, the rebel Patriotic Liberation Front attacked a China-backed pipeline and threatened more attacks if the $400 million deal with China isn’t cancelled. The group, led by Salah Mahmoud, a former rebel…