Niger says at least 10 soldiers killed in insurgent ambush

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At least 10 soldiers are killed and 13 are wounded in an attack in Niger, the defense ministry says. The attack was carried out by a group of "heavily armed terrorists," it adds. The area is home to more than 61,000 refugees from Mali and Burkina Faso.

Published 4 months ago · Abuja, Nigeria

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Reuters

Niger says at least 10 soldiers killed in insurgent ambush

At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush, and more than a dozen others were injured by armed assailants near the West African Sahel nation's border with neighbouring Mali, Niger's defence minister said in a statement on Saturday.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Niger says at least 10 soldiers killed in insurgent ambush

NIAMEY (Reuters) - At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush, and more than a dozen others were injured by armed assailants near the West African Sahel nation's border with neighbouring Mali, Niger's defence minister said in a statement on Saturday. Read full story

4 months ago·Malaysia

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Haaretz

Niger says at least 10 soldiers killed in insurgent ambush

NIAMEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - At Least 10 Nigerien Soldiers Were Killed in an Ambush, and More Than a Dozen Others Were Injured by Armed Assailants Near the West A

4 months ago·Tel Aviv- Yafo, Israel

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VOA News

Suspected Militants Kill 10 Niger Soldiers, Defense Ministry Says

At least 10 soldiers died in an ambush in southwestern Niger — close to the Mali border — by a group of what the defense ministry Saturday called armed terrorists. The toll from Friday's attack could rise because 16 people are still missing and 13 soldiers were wounded, a ministry statement said. The troops were on patrol in the northern part of the Banibangou department when they "came under a complex ambush by a group of armed terrorists" the …

4 months ago·United States

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The Epoch Times

Niger Says at Least 10 Soldiers Killed in Insurgent Ambush

NIAMEY—At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush, and more than a dozen others were injured by armed assailants near the West African Sahel nation’s border with neighboring Mali, Niger’s defense minister said in a statement on Saturday. Around 16 people are missing following the attack on Friday evening in Banibangou near Mali, Alkassoum Indattou said in a statement, adding that air force support forced the insurgents to flee across…

4 months ago·New York, United States

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Le Monde

Niger: at least ten soldiers killed in a jihadi attack on the border with Mali

The attack took place in the vast and unstable Tillabéri region, in the zone known as “the three borders” on the borders of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali.

4 months ago·Paris, France

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