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SECURITY INCIDENT UPDATE – ROADSIDE BOMB KILLS SOLDIERS IN DIFFA REGION, SOUTH NIGER – 18 JAN 21

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Sahel: Roadside bomb kills soldiers in south Niger On Sunday January 17, 2021 at around 2000hrs. following the terrorist attack on the military position of Chétima Wangou in the Diffa region vigorously repulsed by the Niger Armed Forces (FAN), a pursuit was initiated. On Monday January 18, 2021 at around 1500hrs, forces came across an …

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SECURITY INCIDENT UPDATE – 100 CIVILIANS ARE REPORTED DEAD AFTER ATTACKS ON TWO VILLAGES – TILLABERI, NIGER – 02 JAN 21

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100 Civilians Are Reported Dead After Attacks in Niger “Terrorists” have killed around 100 people in two villages in western Niger, the latest in a string of civilian massacres that have rocked the jihadist plagued Tillaberi region, a local mayor has said.  The attacks on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye occurred on Saturday just as …

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SECURITY INCIDENT UPDATE – SUSPECTED ISLAMISTS KILL DOZENS IN ATTACKS ON TWO VILLAGES – TILLABERI, NIGER – 02 JAN 21

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Suspected Islamists kill dozens in attacks on two Niger villages Suspected Islamist militants have attacked two villages in Niger, with reports of dozens of civilians killed.   Around 49 died and 17 were injured in the village of Tchombangou, while another 30 died in Zaroumdareye – both near Niger’s western border with Mali, Reuters reports. There have …

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SECURITY INCIDENT UPDATE – CIVILIANS KILLED AS ATTACKERS STORM NIGER REFUGEE CAMP – 01 JUNE 2020

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At least three civilians have been killed in a coordinated attack on a camp housing thousands of Malian refugees in western Niger, according to the United Nations. Some 50 fighters launched a “well-planned operation” against the Intikane refugee camp in the Tahoua region on Sunday afternoon, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Niamey told …

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SECURITY INCIDENT UPDATE – 12 SOLDIERS KILLED IN BOKO HARAM ATTACK – 18 MAY 2020

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Twelve soldiers have been killed in a Boko Haram attack on a military outpost in Niger’s Diffa region, scene of recent clashes with jihadist fighters, the defence ministry said Tuesday.  The attack by “Boko Haram terrorists” overnight Monday on the Blabrine military base left another 10 soldiers wounded, the ministry said in a statement.  “Seven …

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SECURITY INCIDENT UPDATE – 4 SOLDIERS, 63 JIHADISTS KILLED IN CLASH IN NIGER – 02 APR 20

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4 soldiers, 63 Jihadists killed in clash in Niger – 02 Apr 20 Four Nigerien soldiers and 63 “terrorists were killed in fighting between the army and “heavily armed” men in western Niger, a government statement said on Friday. “After a fierce fight” on Thursday 02nd April, in the Tillaberi region near the border with …

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