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Niger’s western Tillabéri region has emerged as the deadliest area in the central Sahel for civilians due to an uptick in attacks by terror groups such as the ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » History: Inmates escape from one of Niger's most fortified prisons where jihadis are held
NIAMEY, Niger — Nigerien authorities enforced a curfew Friday as they searched for inmates who escaped from one of the country's most fortified prisons in the Tillaberi region after it was breached ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » History: Nearly 1,300 killed in Niger’s Tillabéri as jihadist attacks surge
In less than a decade, the Tillabéri region in western Niger has become the bloody frontline of a conflict between Niger and its neighbours against jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » History: Terror Rivalry Fuels Chaos In Niger
Recent terrorist attacks by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Islamic State Sahel Province in western Niger reveal the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the country’s western ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » History: Niger coup plot exposes deepening fractures in Tiani’s army
Niger’s 29 August mutiny has cast a spotlight on Tillabéri, the south-western region bordering Mali and Burkina Faso that has become the country’s main theatre of jihadist violence. Many of the ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » History: At least 20 soldiers, one civilian killed in western Niger
At least 20 soldiers and a civilian were killed in an attack by armed groups in western Niger, the Ministry of Defence has said. The ministry announced three days of national mourning starting on ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » History: Water, Hope, and New Beginnings: Women Rebuilding Lives in Niger's Tillabéri Region
The World Bank financed, Community-Based Sahel Recovery and Stabilization Project (PCRSS), aims to improve the lives of conflict-affected displaced populations and host communities across Burkina Faso ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » History: Escalating violence uproots farmers and herders in Niger
TILLABERI, Niger - When militants attacked his village in west Niger, Al-Bashir Gamo Gamo’s peaceful life spent tending to his livestock was over. “They kidnapped five people from my village who were ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » History: Landmine Kills 7 Soldiers in Niger
Seven soldiers were killed Sunday after their vehicle ran over a landmine in the Niger's western Tillaberi region, said the National Guard of Niger (GNN). Jihadist fighters regularly launch attacks in ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » History: Gunmen kill 31 villagers in western Niger, student groups and a resident say
NIAMEY, Niger — Gunmen attacked a village in western Niger over the weekend, leaving at least 31 people dead, student organizations and a resident said Tuesday. The attack took place Sunday in the ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » History: Islamic extremist attack in western Niger kills nearly a dozen soldiers amidst worsening security landscape
A violent assault, masterminded by Islamic extremists in western Niger, resulted in the tragic loss of at least twelve soldiers, with seven more sustaining injuries, as verified by the nation's ...