DefenceTalkFrance is to send a contingent of counterterror forces to help the army in Niger after militants ambushed a military patrol killing 16, the defence ministry said. The decision, announced late Saturday, was taken following a request from President Mahamadou Issoufou after Wednesday’s attack near the border with Mali. The deadly ambush, which took place […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-sends-backup-to-niger-after-16-troops-killed-69302/