 The local authorities say fierce fighting has erupted between army troops and Boko Haram jihadists in Difa, south-eastern Niger. Boko Haram element attacked Difa, which is close to the border with Nigeria, from the south, around three to four p.m. Difa has been attacked several times since 2015. In May 2020, intense fighting broke out between the army and jihadists near the Dochi Bridge that links Niger with Nigeria, south of the city. The region is home to 300,000 refugees in this place, people who have fled jihadist fighters.