Jihadist groups performing civilians and burning houses warns HRW

Almost 130 people were “conditioned by” Islamist rebels in Niger in separate attacks since March, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

A group of rights says militants conducted a number of violent attacks, including a massacre in the mosque in the western region of Tilaber in Cherven, where more than 70 believers were shot dead during the prayers.

“There were bodies everywhere, one top of the other,” said HRW to a local woman who lost three of her sons.

The attacks of the attacks are a big blow to trust in the Niger’s military junta, as she promised to stop the uprising when in 2023 she gained power after the introduction of President Mohammed Bazum.

About 1600 civilian residents were killed by the Islamic State Group (IS) in Niger since the coup, says HRW, citing figures collected by a group of conflict monitoring.

HRW, based on their interpretation of Islam, also destroyed schools and religious places and imposed serious restrictions on people’s freedom based on their interpretation of Islam.

“Islamist armed groups are aiming at civilian population in Western Niger and commit horrific abuse,” said Helly HRW.

“Nigeria’s authorities should do more to protect people living in the Tilaber region,” she added.

The army has not yet commented Report on HRW.

In May, five men were killed and two boys were killed when the fighters attacked the Dani Farah area and burned at least a dozen homes, the report said.

“The bodies were scattered … imbued with bullets. There was no body that had less than three holes in the bullet. Bullets hit people on their backs, hands, head,” Herder HRW said.

“We found the bodies of two children lying on their backs,” Gerder added.

Witnesses said the army “did not respond adequately to the warning of the attacks, ignoring the requests of the village residents,” HRW reports.

No group claimed responsibility for the five attacks recorded by the company’s rights, but eyewitnesses are the fighters who, according to HRW, are identified by the red-pointed turban they wear.

The Tilaber region is bordered by Burkin -fos and Mali, and in recent decades has become the main point of the rebels.

Niger – together with their two neighbors, who also manage the military – created the union to combat jihadists and scale communication with the West, turning to Russia and Turkey instead of their safety needs.

But the violence continues to pressure them to come up with more effective strategies to combat violence.