Government Retakes 1 Mutinous Garrison
NIGER
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Forces loyal to Niger’s government overran one of two garrisons where mutinous soldiers were holding out, driving them to a single outpost amid the blistering dunes of the Sahara Desert, officials said.
President Mamadou Tandja urged mutineers, who are demanding back pay and better conditions, to return to their units. But after two mutinies in a week, he vowed that ringleaders would be punished as a warning to others.
Defense Minister Sabiou Dady Gaoh said troops routed the mutineers at Nguigmi, leaving only Nguorti still in the hands of the disgruntled soldiers.
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