location: Ayorou
notes: Authorities in Niger say at least a dozen paramilitary police have been killed in an attack. Reports said the attackers were heavily armed with guns and rocket launchers. They arrived in five vehicles to launch their ambush on a gendarmes base. The attackers left when Nigerien military reinforcements showed up. Updated toll: 13 dead, 5 wounded (Official Statement).
target_text: location: Ayorou, fatalities: 13