French drone strikes leave almost 40 Islamist terrorists dead in Niger

The French military successfully used drones in the attack on the Islamist extremists (Malaury Buis/EMA/DICOD via AP, File)

French drone strikes killed nearly 40 Islamic extremists earlier this week who were traveling on motorcycles near Niger’s border with Burkina Faso, France’s military announced on Thursday.

In a statement, the French military called the strikes a “new tactical success” for France’s counterterrorism efforts in Africa’s Sahel region, named Operation Barkhane.