Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterTwo "terrorists" were also killed and several others wounded, he added. read moreBenin's army has not officially communicated on Sunday's attack. Groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that spread to northern Benin from West Africa's Sahel region have escalated attacks in recent weeks. read moreFive soldiers were killed in April when an army convoy struck an improvised explosive device planted in the northern Pendjari National Park. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Allegresse Sasse and Pulcherie Adjoha; Writing by Sofia Christensen.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 26, 2022 15:58 UTC