Al-Araby
Two people were killed and several wounded when Islamist militants attacked an army position in northern Benin on Wednesday night, the army said. The attack in Porga region was the second in Benin this week, after militants attacked an army patrol in the department of Alibori on Tuesday morning, said army chief Colonel Fructueux Gbaguidi, in an internal statement seen by Reuters. One jihadist was killed by troops in Tuesday’s attack, he said, and one assailant also died on Wednesday night. Militant attacks are uncommon in Benin, but groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are active in its…