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An ambush in a flashpoint region killed at least 14 Nigerien soldiers, authorities say
The ambush reflects increasing militant violence involving Islamic State affiliates in the Tillabéri region, where at least 14 Nigerien soldiers died last week, officials said.
- At least 14 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush by armed men in the Tillabéri region, according to the country's defense minister.
- The attack was a decoy intended to lure a military patrol into an ambush after a reported robbery by armed men on motorcycles.
- Several militant groups, including an Islamic State affiliate, operate in Niger and the broader region bordering Mali and Burkina Faso.
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An ambush in a flashpoint region killed at least 14 Nigerien soldiers, authorities say - The Morning Sun
An ambush by armed men in a flashpoint region in military-run Niger last week killed at least 14 soldiers, the country’s defense minister said in a statement, the latest in escalating militant attacks in the West African nation. The attack took place in the hotspot Tillabéri region on Wednesday, said the statement, broadcast by the state RTN television late Saturday. It followed the deployment of a military unit on the outskirts of Tillabéri, ba…
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