Al Qaeda Network Claims Responsibility For Attacks That Killed 6 Soldiers In Togo

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JAKARTA - Al Qaeda affiliated network claimed responsibility for the attack on North Togo, West Africa, which killed six people on Saturday last weekend, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

The attack hit an army barracks near the border with Burkina Faso.

SITE quoted Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) as saying "the fighter on July 20 controlled the Togo army barracks in Dapaong in the northern part of the country, killing six soldiers and seizing multiple weapons".

Military spokesman Togo told Reuters on Tuesday, July 23, he had no details to comment on the attack.

In a statement, JNIM also claimed responsibility for the attack on eight other military operations in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, saying that it killed a total of more than 22 soldiers in a span of four days.

The failure of the authorities in protecting civilians has contributed to two coups in Mali, two in Burkina Faso, and one in Niger since 2020.

The junta has since abandoned its traditional Western allies and sought Russian support against the group. In March, the three countries formed combined forces to address security threats in their territory.