Doundou Chefou

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Ibrahim Doundou Chefou is a Nigerien militant and a key commander in the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.

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Chefou is believed to have led the ambush of a convoy of U.S. and Nigerien troops in October 2017, that left four American and five Nigerien soldiers dead. Formerly a Fulani herder in the Niger-Mali border region, he initially took up arms to battle Tuareg cattle thieves. [1] [2] According to The New York Times , U.S. troops were attempting to locate Chefou in October 2017 when at least fifty militants, allegedly under his leadership, attacked them near the village of Tongo Tongo in southwestern Niger. [3]

Chefou is considered by African officials to be one of the main propagators of unrest in the Sahel region. Niger's defense minister labeled him a "terrorist" and a "bandit". [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "How a Herdsman Became the Jihadist Who Killed US Soldiers in Niger". VOA. Reuters. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. ↑ Yang, Mackenzie (2017-12-11). "December 11, 2017". Time . Vol. 190, no. 24. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. ↑ Callimachi, Rukmini; Cooper, Helene; Schmitt, Eric; Blinder, Alan; Gibbons-Neff, Thomas (2018-02-20). "'An Endless War': Why 4 U.S. Soldiers Died in a Remote African Desert". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ↑ "How a Herdsman Became the Jihadist Who Killed US Soldiers in Niger". Voice of America. 12 November 2017.


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