Boko Haram retakes Niger town of Bosso - mayor
Boko Haram retakes Niger town of Bosso - mayor
Reuters Africa, 06 Jun 2016
URL: http://af.reuters.com/article/nigerNews/idAFL8N18Y408
NIAMEY, June 6 (Reuters) - Boko Haram retook the town of Bosso in southeastern Niger overnight after clashes with soldiers from Niger and Nigeria, the mayor of Bosso and a military source said on Monday.
The Islamist group first took the town near the Nigerian border on Friday in an attack in which 30 soldiers from Niger and two from Nigeria were killed. Nigerien troops had retaken the town by Saturday morning, the defense ministry said. (Reporting By Boureima Balima, writing by Edward McAllister)
The Islamist group first took the town near the Nigerian border on Friday in an attack in which 30 soldiers from Niger and two from Nigeria were killed. Nigerien troops had retaken the town by Saturday morning, the defense ministry said. (Reporting By Boureima Balima, writing by Edward McAllister)