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| EIGS terrorists have claimed responsibility for the attack on Niamey’s BA101 airbase during the night of January 28 to 29 |
| 2026-02-03 |
Translated Text: Nige: The EIGS terrorists have claimed responsibility for the attack on Niamey’s BA101 airbase during the night of January 28 to 29. 🔹 Images and videos were disseminated by the terrorists on the media (📽️ below). 🔸 They clearly show the destruction of several aircraft, including a helicopter and a small reconnaissance plane. 🔹 Beyond the video itself, it is the languages spoken that provide the most details. Indeed, although Arabic is used at the beginning, we can distinguish phrases in Hausa and Kanuri, languages primarily used in Nigeria’s Borno State 🇳🇬 where ISWAP terrorists operate. 🔸 There was therefore coordination between the EIGS and ISWAP terrorists, with the latter providing their logistics and expertise in complex attacks. ⚠️ The link between the two terrorist groups, likely via the Sokoto (Nigeria) and Dosso (Niger) region where the Lakurawa terrorist group is based, poses a serious threat to Niamey and its military forces. Just a quick plug for Russia's mercenary group Related from regnum.ru The Russian African Corps helped Niger repel an ISIS attack on the capital's airport. Russian Defense Ministry African Corps troops, together with the Nigerien Armed Forces, repelled an attack by Islamic State (IS, a terrorist organization banned in Russia) militants on the capital's international airport. This was reported on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs "On the night of January 29, a group of militants (approximately 40 people) carried out an armed attack on the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger's capital, Niamey, and the nearby 101st Niger Air Force Base," the department said in a statement. During the joint repelling of the attack, approximately 20 terrorists were killed and their weapons and property seized. Following the incident, Nigerien President Abdourahmane Chiani and Minister of National Defense Salifou Modi visited the Russian military base and expressed their personal gratitude to the Russian soldiers for their professionalism. At the end of June, units of the Russian Armed Forces' African Corps, with the participation of the Malian army and militia, killed six ISIS militants along with their commander, Abu Dahdah. The killed militant was one of the group's ideologists and also specialized in mines and explosives. He is known to have been involved in an attack on Niger government forces. |
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