Terrorists killed 17 Nigerien soldiers and injured 20 others in an ambush against an army unit near the border with Mali, said the Niger army in a statement on Wednesday.
The army added that six of the injured soldiers were in critical condition with the death tally might increase due to their dire situation.
The statement did not specify who carried out the attack on the army unit.
The Sahel region is witnessing increasing terroristic activities with Mali announcing last Monday the death of six soldiers and the injury of four others during clashes with terrorists in northern Mali during an attempt to take over a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
Source: Kuwait News Agency
