What the records say
- When
- 23 May 2013
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 16.97° N, 7.98° E
- Description
- attacks by Islamists on two Niger towns in 2013
Agadez and Arlit attacks
Attacks by Islamists in Niger, 2013
On 23 May 2013, two coordinated attacks perpetrated by Islamist affiliates targeted the two Niger towns of Agadez and Arlit, the first being a military base the other a French-owned and operated uranium mine. In the first attack on the Niger military base, in which eight attackers participated, 23 soldiers and a civilian were confirmed dead by the next day.
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