A few days later, Lin Rui and others came to Arlit, a town in northern Niger.
Niger is not a safe place either. After the fall of the Gaddafi regime in Libya, most of its remaining armed forces dispersed to neighboring countries such as Niger. There are also frequent exchanges of fire between Niger's military and northern armed forces.
In addition, the security of northern Niger also faces threats from the North African branch of Al Qaeda, Maghreb organizations and various illegal transactions. During the most chaotic period, armed men even raided the government army camp and killed more than 70 government soldiers.
There is nothing we can do about this. Militants have long carried out attacks across the vast desert region, kidnapping foreigners and targeting areas popular with foreigners.
Government military forces and French troops in the region failed to prevent the violence from developing. Some terrorists conduct ambushes on army outposts not only to steal weapons but also to expand the area of ??land they control.
The incident comes amid a surge in extremist attacks on military camps in the Sahel region. Niger's neighbor Mali has also seen its military encounter an increasing number of ambushes, leading the country to close some of its most remote and vulnerable military posts.
Instead, it made the place even more chaotic. Before Lin Rui and others arrived, the logistics team had already arrived and prepared safe houses, weapons and ammunition locally.
They are mercenaries that the locals avoid. But as long as you are willing to spend money, you can still get some information. Lin Rui asked the logistics team to come over first, just to look for information locally.
Most people don¡¯t dare to get involved with mercenaries, let alone reveal information about terrorists. But they still found a few brave young people. It is said that this was because they were leaving for other places and were not afraid of revenge.
The two young men were thin, short, and looked timid. He bravely provided them with some information.
"Those people's camp is about 50 kilometers away from Valaam." One of the young black men whispered, "There are many of them, and sometimes they come here. But they rarely come recently."
"Approximately how many people are there?" Lin Rui asked with a frown. "The local government troops don't care?"
"There are hundreds of people. They sometimes act in groups, and the government forces can't do anything to them. The government forces have attacked them before, but they escaped, and later retaliated against the government patrols for a long time.
So if there is no order, the local government troops will ignore them. "The black man said.
"Can you take us there?" Lin Rui looked at him and asked.
The local black man took a step back and said nervously, "You didn't say I would take you there before. I just said I would get the money if I told you the location."
"But if you don't take us there, how will we know whether what you said is true or false?" Scarface approached and said fiercely. "Maybe you want to lie to us? Maybe you are in the same group with these people."
"No, really not." The black man almost retreated to the wall, with a look of horror on his face.
"Give him money. But he has to stay. We can't let them leave now. We can't let them leave until the work is finished." Lin Rui waved his hand, and several mercenaries looked at the two black men.
"Map." Lin Rui waved his hand and Sausage handed over a map.
"This is Valaam. They said it is about 50 kilometers away from here, but they don't know the specific direction. So the range is still not small." Lin Rui frowned. "Notify Sophia's shadow broker team and ask them to help investigate."
"I'll inform them." Actuary Ma'an nodded.
"In addition, look for the local government troops to see what news they have. I remember that Niger officers have trained with us before. Maybe we can really find an acquaintance to learn about this matter." Kuai Ma also agreed.
Because during joint anti-terrorism operations, many Niger¡¯s grassroots military officers had been trained in the training camps of Lin Rui and others. After these officers later returned to China, many of them had been promoted and began to lead troops.
Lin Rui and Kuai Ma easily found one of the Niger officers who had trained with them. This Nigerien officer is called Enoch. He was only a second lieutenant when he was in the anti-terrorist joint force, and now he is a lieutenant company commander.
But when Enoch saw Lin Rui, he was still very polite and treated him like a gentleman. "Sir, why are you here?"
"We are here to ask you something. Have you heard about the recent attacks on the US military?" Lin Rui looked at him and said.
"Are you talking about the Maghreb organization? I heard a little bit about it. It was not just the US military that was attacked."??And our people. "Enoch nodded. "I heard that it was Ramle's people who did it. No one in this area has the courage except him. "
"It's a pity that this person was too brave. The Yankees sent out helicopters and couldn't find the place, so they felt very humiliated. So they approached me." Lin Rui nodded, "But I just came here and may need some assistance. .¡±
"I can't help you with this, sir. You know, without orders from superiors, I can't mobilize troops to assist you privately. Of course, if you are working for the US military, you can ask them to say hello to you. Yes. It will be easier for me to follow the orders from above." Enoch looked apologetic.
"That's not necessary. We just want to get some information from you. You should know where these terrorists are hiding. We need some relevant information." Lin Rui nodded.
"This is not difficult. In fact, we have known where they are all along. Ramle's people often move around Valaam Village. There is a camp for them there, but this time, they should not be there.
They have made things worse, and the Yankees will not let it go. They also know this, so they certainly don't dare to stay in the camp. Normally in this case they would run to Intas. "Enoch nodded.
"Intas?" Lin Rui asked curiously.
¡°Yes, it¡¯s a big village there. It¡¯s right on the border between Niger and Mali. The terrain is complicated and you can escape to Mali at any time.
As for Mali, all checkpoints in this area have been removed. They can come and go between the two countries almost without any hindrance. We have had several operations against them before, but they always escaped like this. ¡± Enoch replied.
"How is Intas' situation?" Lin Rui continued to ask.
¡°It was a border village, and most of the villagers frequently traveled between the two countries. Many villagers were even family members of these terrorists themselves. They would provide them with cover and help them hide.
"And if we go there, we will be unwelcome outsiders to them. "Enoch nodded.
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