Benin's military says that militants inflicted heavy losses on the country's armed forces during an attack this week on a fortified military post in the north. Col. Faizou Gomina, the national guard chief of staff, said in a statement that the attack took place on Wednesday and offered his condolences to victims, without naming the attackers or giving the number of casualties. While no group has taken responsibility for the attack, Benin has for years faced spillover violence in its north from Burkina Faso and Niger in their battle against Islamic extremist groups.
