Rebels in Niger reported that the French army attacked the National Guard and violated the airspace of the African state. It gives information about DEA News.
According to the agency, the “National Council for Defense of the Fatherland”, created after the coup, ordered to increase the threat level.
26 July Niger President Mohammed Bazum and his wife delayed its own bodyguard the country’s armed forces on the night of July 27 stoped The work of all government agencies in the country imposed a curfew and closed the borders. At the same time, the rebels in Niger guaranteed physical integrity of the displaced authority.
27 July UN Secretary-General António Guterres He insisted Stop the rebellion and free President Bazum. revolt too prisoner in the USA and the European Union. In Russia He insisted The parties to the conflict enter into dialogue.
On July 28, the former head of the presidential guard, General Abdurahman Tchiani announced He is the head of the National Committee for the Liberation of the Fatherland on behalf of the army that carried out the coup.
Former leader of the rebels estimated “Massacre and chaos” under foreign intervention in Niger.