Battle of Inates

Battle of Inates
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger
Battle of Inates (Niger)
Date10 December 2019
Location
Inates, Tillabéri Region, Niger
15°13′54″N 1°18′46″E / 15.23167°N 1.31278°E / 15.23167; 1.31278
Result ISGS victory
Belligerents
 Niger Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Strength
220 150
Casualties and losses
73 killed
12 wounded		 Light

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.

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