Overview
- Amaq video and SITE-circulated footage show fighters roaming the airport, firing at passenger planes and igniting a UAV and a helicopter.
- Washington directed non-emergency U.S. government staff and family members to leave Niger following the assault.
- ASKY Airlines and Air Côte d’Ivoire reported damage to parked aircraft during the overnight raid with no passenger or crew injuries.
- Niger’s military said it killed 20 attackers, including a French national, while unverified social-media reports alleged higher military and Russian contractor deaths.
- Analysts noted militants speaking Kanuri in the footage, indicating possible ISWAP involvement, as regional tensions rose after leader Abdourahamane Tiani accused Benin, Ivory Coast and France.