The Algerian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that "Algeria strongly condemns the terrorist attack that targeted on Friday a detachment of the Nigerien army, which was patrolling the locality of Intagamey near the border with Mali, causing multiple fatalities and injuries among the soldiers, some of whom are still missing."

The statement notes that the North African nation "expresses its solidarity with Niger and restates its call for the eradication of terrorism that has a negative impact on peace, security, and development in Africa."

Quoting a statement from the Nigerien Defense Ministry, media reported on Sunday that at least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush, and more than a dozen others were injured by armed assailants near the border with neighboring Mali, adding that 16 people are still missing.