Soldiers’ mutiny rocks Niger capital, as junta claims to be back in control

Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control

Niger’s military says it is regaining control after a mutiny in Niamey after gun fire was heard in the capital.

State broadcasting stations were knocked offline early Saturday. However, the military government later issued a statement urging calm.

Niger’s security forces battle mutinous soldiers in the capital  AP News

Niger said it contained a mutiny by soldiers who detained some of their colleagues at a military base and fired on sites in the capital, the first major challenge from within the armed forces to the junta that seized power three years ago.

Soldiers in Niger have rebelled against officers at a key military base, firing at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey

Niger’s military says it’s “gradually regaining control” after a mutiny at an army base near the international airport in Niamey.

Niger's ruling junta says it has regained control after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites in Niamey, including the presidential palace, amid heavy gunfire.

The incident marked the third attack this year on the capital's nternational airport, following two earlier assaults by jihadi rebels.The Niger government said a group of soldiers had attempted to stage a mutiny and that the situation was now under control after sustained gunfire and explosions were heard overnight int

Niger's ​defense ​ministry said the armed forces were ​progressively ‌retaking ⁠control ‌of sites targeted in ⁠an overnight attack on ​the ‌capital Niamey, according to a ‌statement read ​on state television, which resumed broadcasting ​on ​Saturday after ​temporarily going ​offline.

Niger’s defense minister says soldiers attempted predawn mutiny  Toronto Star

Gunfire and explosions were heard across Niamey overnight. The attack posed the latest threat to Niger's military junta, led by Abdourahamane Tiani, who seized power in a 2023 coup.

Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger’s capital on Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control after hours of heavy exchanges around some of its most sensitive sites. While the fighting had subsided later on Saturday, the rebel troops were said by a regional secur

Niger’s national television was off air on Saturday after a night of heavy gunfire in parts of the capital, including around a military base near the city’s airport which has been attacked twice this year by jihadists. Niger has been ruled for three years by a military junta that has struggled to contain jihadist viole

Mutinous soldiers attack airport, presidency in Niger capital, sources say  Reuters