### [2026-06-18](/feed/2026/06/18/index.md)

##### War in the Sahel
# Eleven soldiers, two civilians and 22 gunmen are killed in a mass shooting and shootout at the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger. Twenty suspects are also arrested. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/niger-airport-attack-militants-003a2a17abee25dfa748cb339554d40a)

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