Benin's military says that militants inflicted heavy losses on the country's armed forces during an attack this week on a fortified military post in the north. Col.
Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Benin, a security source told AFP on Thursday, as violence blamed on jihadists based in neighbouring countries increases.
Benin's armed forces suffered severe losses after an Islamist militant attack in the north. A well-equipped military position was targeted, resulting in significant casualties. The main opposition ...