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| Five suspected militants were neutralized during last night's attack against the Niamey International Airport | |
| 2026-01-30 | |
Text: Images show at least five suspected militants were neutralized during last night's attack against the Niamey International Airport, this confirms that the attack was conducted by jihadists however it's still not clear whether it was IS-Sahel or JNIM, as neither group has claimed it so far. More:
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Translated Text: 🔴 Exclusive Report Niamey Airport Attack Carried Out by Al-Qaeda to Destroy "Moscow Shipment" According to exclusive and reliable sources, today's early morning attack targeting Niamey International Airport, the capital of Niger, was not random but specifically aimed at a strategic "uranium" shipment that was being prepared for transfer to #Russia—a shipment that #France had previously objected to and claimed as property of the "Orano" company. Documents confirm: Authorities had prior knowledge since January 16 of "commandos" affiliated with Al-Qaeda (JNIM) hiding in the airport neighborhood, in a precise repeat of the #Bamako 2024 attack scenario. Details on the Sky News Arabia website:
Translated Text; Niger 🇳🇪 | On the night of January 28 to 29, just before midnight, a large-scale terrorist attack using drones, mortars, and motorbike-borne terrorists took place on the airport area of BA 101 southeast of Niamey. 🔹 Air defense systems were quickly deployed to counter the attack (📽 in comments). Significant damage was reported across several areas of the airport (mainly in the south toward civilian zones). Calm was restored to the area around 2 a.m. 🔸 Two civilian aircraft from Belgium and Algeria had to be diverted to other airports. ⚠️ Even though the terrorists' intentions remain unclear, Diori Hamani Airport and BA 101 house several strategic sites. We can point to the Headquarters of the Unified Force fighting terrorism in the Sahel, the barracks housing the Russian 🇷🇺 mercenaries of the Africa Corps, but above all the hangars where the Nigerian army's drones are stored—not to mention the thousand tons of "Yellow Cake ☢️," this uranium concentrate whose convoy was supposed to head to Lomé (Togo 🇹🇬) but remains stuck in Niamey. 🔹 Nearly 300 Italian 🇮🇹 troops are also based at the airport. 🔸 Regarding the stored drones, the Nigerien government recently acquired Turkish drones, including Aksungur drones estimated at 12 billion FCFA each. ⚫️ The firefight exchanges between the terrorists and the FDS and Russian mercenaries lasted nearly an hour. Several terrorists were neutralized, and others fled, abandoning their weapons and means of transport (📽️ in comments). Several individuals were apprehended by the FDS (📷 below). The military toll is unknown at this time. ℹ️ In recent days, rumors of an attack had been swelling, and security measures had been strengthened around the airport. ❓ As for the terrorists, even though JNIM has already claimed an attack on Bamako Airport on September 17, 2024, the logistics and coordination required for the Niamey attack point suspicions toward involvement by the EIGS.
Related: IS-Sahel: 2026-01-24 JNIM claims to have taken control of an IS-Sahel headquarters in Tin-Akoff, northeast Burkina Faso IS-Sahel: 2026-01-16 Malian Air Force conducted two airstrikes yesterday against JNIM targets northeast of Sébété, Koulikoro region IS-Sahel: 2026-01-14 Blockade imposed by JNIM terrorists limits fuel resupply, despite the presence of FAMa and Russian mercenaries Related: JNIM: 2026-01-28 JNIM conducted simultaneous attacks this evening against the towns of Seguenega, Rambo and Kossouka, near Ouahigouya JNIM: 2026-01-27 Niger denounces the blocking of its military equipment in Benin JNIM: 2026-01-26 JNIM targeted a vehicle of the Nigerien army with an IED near the capital of Niamey Related: EIGS: 2026-01-13 3K troops taking part in a counter-terrorism operation in the north neutralizing over 20 JNIM terrorists EIGS: 2025-11-30 Russian mercenaries from the Africa Corps and the Niger National Guard (GNN), escorting a convoy of 1k ton of yellow cake EIGS: 2024-08-01 Body of Hezbollah's Fuad Shukr found under rubble of Beirut blast | |
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