Niger's air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the country's southeast and arrested more than 20 militants, security sources said on Thursday, in its biggest counter-attack in eight months.
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Niger air force bombs militants base, arrests 20
"Our air forces destroyed this nest, but we do not yet have an official death toll," a military officer said. Soldiers arrested the remaining fighters.
Niger air force bombs Boko Haram base, arrests 20 militants
Members of the Islamist militant group based mostly in northeastern Nigeria have repeatedly attacked the LakeChad area, including Niger's southern border region of Diffa.
Government forces tracked the militants after a soldier was killed when a military vehicle was blown up by remote control by the group near Lake Chad on Monday, the sources said.
In October, Niger's parliament approved a three-month extension of a 15-day state of emergency in Diffa in order to boost security.
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A long-awaited 8,700 regional task force is set to begin joint raids on Boko Haram's last enclaves when the rainy season ends soon, the top U.N. official in West Africa said.
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