Paweł Wójcik 🦋🇵🇱🇪🇺
Islamic State confirms that one of the largest battles in the Sahel this year indeed took place a week ago.
IS claims to have killed over 70 Nigerien soldiers, destroyed 22 vehicles and seized 24 operational. #Niger

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Show threadPaweł Wójcik 🦋🇵🇱🇪🇺6h ago
Comes amid other reported battles, that IS Sahel may or may not claim tommorow in Naba, though it's more likely some video is being produced to be published later this summer.
Show threadPaweł Wójcik 🦋🇵🇱🇪🇺6h ago
Together with JNIM's assault on Niamey military airport last week, de facto joining competition against the Islamic State in Niger in full, another grim development is underway. Rapid and consistent deteroriation of security all over the Sahel and parts of littorals.