Battle of Inates
On 10 December 2019, a large group of fighters belonging to the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked a military post in Inates, Tillabéri Region, Niger. They used guns, bombs, and mortars killing over seventy soldiers and kidnapping others in one of the worst attacks in the history of Niger.
| Battle of Inates | |||||||
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| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger | |||||||
Battle of Inates (Niger) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Niger | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 220 | 150 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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73 killed 12 wounded | Light | ||||||
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