### [2026-07-17](/feed/2026/07/17/index.md)

##### War in the Sahel
# An attack on a military deployment in Téra, Tillabéri Region, Niger, kills 16 soldiers and injures 23 others, while state media reports that security forces have killed 15 attackers. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Economic Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/attack-kills-16-soldiers-in-junta-ruled-niger-state-media/articleshow/132496755.cms)

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