French special operations reported in Liptako Gourma region, west Niger; France deny accusations ..

"French army attacked a position of the National Guard in the Liptako Gorm area and freed 16 imprisoned terrorists."

… a "military aircraft" used by French forces took off at 6:01 am from N'Djamena in Chad, and deliberately "cut off all contacts with air traffic control when it entered our airspace between 6:39 and 11:00". 15 local time."

https://www.saba.ye/en/news3257041.htm

"The aerial movement carried out in Niger today was subject to a prior agreement and technical coordination with the Nigerien forces, an authorization confirmed in writing.

No attack on a Nigerien camp took place. No terrorists were freed by French forces, who have been risking their soldiers’ lives to combat this scourge in the Sahel for many years"

https://uk.ambafrance.org/France-rejects-accusations-by-Niger-coup-leaders

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