{"id":6780,"date":"2025-12-28T15:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6780"},"modified":"2025-12-28T15:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:19:26","slug":"nigers-military-rulers-order-general-mobilisation-against-armed-groups-armed-groups-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6780","title":{"rendered":"Niger\u2019s military rulers order \u2018general mobilisation\u2019 against armed groups | Armed Groups News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The military rulers expand emergency powers, warning that people, property, and services may be requisitioned.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 28 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">28 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"398\">Niger\u2019s military rulers have approved a general mobilisation and authorised the requisition of people and goods as they intensify the fight against armed groups across the country, according to a government statement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"608\">The decision followed a cabinet meeting on Friday and marks a major escalation by the military government, which seized power in a July 2023 coup that toppled the country\u2019s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"853\">\u201cPeople, property, and services may be requisitioned during general mobilisation to contribute to the defence of the homeland, in compliance with the legislation and regulations in force,\u201d the government said in a statement issued late on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"1070\">\u201cEvery citizen is required to respond immediately to any call-up or recall order, to comply without delay with the implementation of measures for the defence of the homeland, and to submit to requisition,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1277\">The authorities said the measures aim to \u201cpreserve the integrity of the national territory\u201d and \u201cprotect the population\u201d as Niger continues to face attacks by armed groups operating across several regions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1571\">Niger has been embroiled in deadly armed conflict for more than a decade, with violence linked to fighters affiliated with al-Qaeda and the ISIL (ISIS) group. Nearly 2,000 people have been killed, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), which tracks political violence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1766\">The southeast of the country has also suffered repeated attacks by Boko Haram and its splinter group, the ISIL affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP), further stretching Niger\u2019s security forces.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"2115\">The mobilisation order comes five years after Niger expanded its armed forces to around 50,000 troops and raised the retirement age for senior officers from 47 to 52. Since taking power, the military government\u00a0has also urged citizens to make \u201cvoluntary\u201d financial contributions to a fund launched in 2023 to support military spending and agricultural projects.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2260\">Soon after the coup, Niger\u2019s rulers ordered French and United States troops, who had supported operations to combat rebel fighters, to withdraw from the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2262\" data-end=\"2557\">Niger has since deepened security cooperation with neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, also ruled by a military government. The three Sahel states have formed a joint force of 5,000 troops, presenting it as a regional response to armed groups while further distancing themselves from Western partners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The military rulers expand emergency powers, warning that people, property, and services may be requisitioned. 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