A Malian military source said Islamic State jihadists ambushed army units near the northeastern town of Menaka on Thursday. “We are currently working out the toll… Our troops defended themselves fiercely,” the source said.

A police official confirmed the report, adding that the soldiers “were escorting trucks to Niger”. “The toll is heavy,” a local official told AFP. No details about the trucks were immediately available.

Neighbouring Niger is also battling a jihadist insurgency and is in a standoff with regional neighbours following a coup last week.

WILL ECOWAS INTERVENE?

Junta-ruled Mali and Burkina Faso have backed Niger’s new military leaders, saying an intervention by regional bloc ECOWAS to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be tantamount to a declaration of war on them.

The jihadist violence in Mali spilt over into Niger and Burkina Faso in 2015, fuelling anger at the civilian governments that ended in military takeovers in all three nations since 2020.

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greatness77:
A Malian military source said Islamic State jihadists ambushed army units near the northeastern town of Menaka on Thursday. “We are currently working out the toll… Our troops defended themselves fiercely,” the source said.

A police official confirmed the report, adding that the soldiers “were escorting trucks to Niger”. “The toll is heavy,” a local official told AFP. No details about the trucks were immediately available.

Neighbouring Niger is also battling a jihadist insurgency and is in a standoff with regional neighbours following a coup last week.

WILL ECOWAS INTERVENE?

Junta-ruled Mali and Burkina Faso have backed Niger’s new military leaders, saying an intervention by regional bloc ECOWAS to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be tantamount to a declaration of war on them.

The jihadist violence in Mali spilt over into Niger and Burkina Faso in 2015, fuelling anger at the civilian governments that ended in military takeovers in all three nations since 2020.

source?

Hmmm

It started already

Source

Imagine.
You'll fight four West African nations ruled by coupists and still fight the terrorists inhabiting their lands.
Nigeria has no business getting into war with Niger

Nigeria should impose some sanctions and step aside from this matter

I believe that this has the handwriting of USA/CIA+ France both of this nations have economic interests in Niger and would not want it to go like that, if not why will insurgents know about troop movements and whereabouts
This attack will give time to the Nigerian troops to attack and dislodge the coupist
Anyways interesting days ahead
North will be the battle ground

Sharpsharp00123:
source?

https://gnnliberia.com/jihadists-attack-mali-troops-escorting-trucks-heading-to-niger/

See!? Been saying this for a while now, the terrorism under these juntas is worst now than ever

What will ecowas do now

BOSSkesh:
Source

. everytime source source 😁😁👇👇
https://gnnliberia.com/jihadists-attack-mali-troops-escorting-trucks-heading-to-niger/

Source

This means the Jihadists are Democrats and willing to fight on the side of ECOWAS.

We have won.

If this war the drug lord is pushing ever takes place, the sahel region including Northern Nigeria will never recover from it.

BOSSkesh:
What will ecowas do now

Mali has a complicated insurgency problem
Mali
Suffers from
Isis
Insurgency
Militants
Banditry
All in one

They have military govt and terrorists is still showing them shege banza

The long ride has begun. Let's see how this movie transforms

Kukutente23:
Imagine.
You'll fight four West African nations ruled by coupists and still fight the terrorists inhabiting their lands.
Nigeria has no business getting into war with Niger

Nigeria will not fight a war. Nigeria will sack the coupists and restore the legitimate power. By that, we don't need to face the ISIL group which the legitimate Nigerien govt has kept abay. Mali is receiving serious beating in the hands of the ISIL group so Mali is not a problem. Niger is too close to us to be having coup plotters in power. The coup Leader will experience same reversal of gains Mali is witnessing today.

baralatie:

Mali has a complicated insurgency problem
Mali
Suffers from
Isis
Insurgency
Militants
Banditry
All in one

Is mail going there to fight on or against the side of the coupist

Corn247:
They have military govt and terrorists is still showing them shege banza

The Islamic militants have been pushed back into outskirts by the french before they left and currently by the military juntas.when last did you hear about bomb blast in mali.it is all outskirts.for it to succeed .Mali does not need an unstable Niger neighbors

greatness77:
A Malian military source said Islamic State jihadists ambushed army units near the northeastern town of Menaka on Thursday. “We are currently working out the toll… Our troops defended themselves fiercely,” the source said.

A police official confirmed the report, adding that the soldiers “were escorting trucks to Niger”. “The toll is heavy,” a local official told AFP. No details about the trucks were immediately available.

Neighbouring Niger is also battling a jihadist insurgency and is in a standoff with regional neighbours following a coup last week.

WILL ECOWAS INTERVENE?

Junta-ruled Mali and Burkina Faso have backed Niger’s new military leaders, saying an intervention by regional bloc ECOWAS to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be tantamount to a declaration of war on them.

The jihadist violence in Mali spilt over into Niger and Burkina Faso in 2015, fuelling anger at the civilian governments that ended in military takeovers in all three nations since 2020.

Mali just want to play to the gallery...they are just trying to confuse ECOWAS

BOSSkesh:

Is mail going there to fight on or against the side of the coupist

Unfortunately Mali was going to boost the ground force of the Niger army 😭
Crazy decision.
They keep forgetting that depleting their forces will expose them to attacks from Islamic militants😭

baralatie:

The Islamic militants have been pushed back into outskirts by the french before they left and currently by the military juntas.when last did you hear about bomb blast in mali.it is all outskirts.for it to succeed .Mali does not need an unstable Niger neighbors

."No Malian lives in peace", she added, even though the authorities regularly claim to have regained the initiative against the jihadists. "Insecurity is gaining ground everywhere", she said.

Words of the Malian jailed by the Mali junta here https://www.africanews.com/2023/08/03/mali-influencer-sentenced-to-prison-for-denouncing-the-juntas-failure/

MadamExcellency:
This means the Jihadists are Democrats and willing to fight on the side of ECOWAS.

We have won.

jihadist are terrorist created by us NATO terrorist including Nigeria otherwise why are they not attacking Nigeria troops and immigration officers that are now moving to border ?

baralatie:

Unfortunately Mali was going to boost the ground force of the Niger army 😭
Crazy decision.
They keep forgetting that depleting their forces will expose them to attacks from Islamic militants😭

A country that is poor want to fight a war
Omo them don see Nigeria finish
Imagine mail

FreeStuffsNG:
Nigeria will not fight a war. Nigeria will sack the coupists and restore the legitimate power. By that, we don't need to face the ISIL group which the legitimate Nigerien govt has kept abay. Mali is receiving serious beating in the hands of the ISIL group so Mali is not a problem. Niger is too close to us to be having coup plotters in power. The coup Leader will experience same reversal of gains Mali is witnessing today.

And how exactly do you intend to sack the coupists without getting into a war when they are the ones in govt presently.
You must be naive to rejoice over the terrorist attack on Mali soldiers. Do you think ISIL will fight on the side of Nigeria against those countries that have 96% Muslim population? Nigeria will be viewed as a worse enemy by the terrorists who will recruit and activate more cells in Nigeria.
A word is enough for the wise.

Kukutente23:
Imagine.
You'll fight four West African nations ruled by coupists and still fight the terrorists inhabiting their lands.
Nigeria has no business getting into war with Niger

If need be, Nigeria will go to war. Many of you are just too emotional about this. Do you think folding hands and watching is the best?
How some of you think Russia has right to wage war against Ukraine over the laters decision to join NATO but think Nigeria has no right or reason to wage war against Niger over military coup still baffles me. If ECOWAS consider the coup as having negative influence, either direct or indirect on her democracy, it will have no choice than to engage Niger republic and Nigeria as the head will lead that engagement.

Kukutente23:

And how exactly do you intend to sack the coupists without getting into a war when they are the ones in govt presently.
You must be naive to rejoice over the terrorist attack on Mali soldiers. Do you think ISIL will fight on the side of Nigeria against those countries that have 96% Muslim population? Nigeria will be viewed as a worse enemy by the terrorists who will recruit and activate more cells in Nigeria.
A word is enough for the wise.

You are obviously too young and do not know these things. When Nigeria takes away sitting military heads, we don't fight war. Nigeria will not fight war with Niger. It is not going to happen. The coupists will break ranks even before and during the operation.

I laugh at the foolish Mali Junta.
You have one of the poorest country in Africa.
You have about 3 Jihadist groups and 4 rebel groups holding sway in more than 50% of your country.
Yet, you are sending soldiers to Niger who will be defeated within hours.

Any Malian troop who try to block Ecowas army's advance won't return home.

FreeStuffsNG:
You are obviously too young and do not know these things. When Nigeria takes away sitting military heads, we don't fight war. Nigeria will not fight war with Niger. It is not going to happen. The coupists will break ranks even before and during the operation.

Which sitting military heads have you ever removed?
Stop all this empty childish bragging abeg.
You think all these hollow bragging is what will make any difference in the state of affairs?
The important thing is to de-escalate tensions and look for a diplomatic solution. Nigeria will not gain anything from open conflict from France and US trained Niger backed by Russia. I still wonder why Buhari was not drafted to negotiate. He's popular there. Something is amiss.