Rebels in Niger said the French military attacked the national guard. According to them, the French Armed Forces also violated the country’s airspace.
In Niger, rebels said the French military attacked the national guard. In addition, they reported that the Fifth Republic’s military violated Niger’s airspace. An order has been issued to raise the threat level.
“The National Council for the Defense of the Fatherland informs the local and international public of the events of extreme seriousness that are taking place in Niger, the facts of the behavior of the French forces on our territory. Today, August 9, 2023, at 6:30 a.m., the positions of the Niger National Guard <…> became the target of an attack,” the military reported.
He said French forces “unilaterally released the detained terrorists” and took to the air a military plane from N’Djamena, which “deliberately ceased all contact with air traffic control after entering our airspace.”
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