Benin confirms a deadly jihadist attack with 54 soldiers killed by insurgents in a national park near borders with Burkina Faso and Niger, marking a significant toll.

At least 54 soldiers were killed in a terror attack by suspected jihadists on military posts in Benin’s W National Park on ...

The attack, which was claimed by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, occurred in the W National Park in northern ...

Diplomatic tensions between Benin and its junta-led Sahel neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso have led to a security vacuum ...

The country deployed nearly 3,000 soldiers to secure its borders in January 2022. It later sent an additional 5,000 troops to ...

The Beninese government said on Wednesday that suspected jihadists killed 54 soldiers stationed in a national park on April ...

The Beninese government said on Wednesday that suspected jihadists killed 54 soldiers stationed in a national ... W national park in northern Benin, close to the frontiers with Burkina Faso and Niger.

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — An attack by Islamic militants on military posts in northern Benin last week left at least 54 soldiers dead, the West African country's government said. Authorities had ...

West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Thursday condemned an attack by suspected jihadists which killed 54 troops in northern ...

Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it killed 70 soldiers, according to the SITE Intelligence Group ...