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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 » People: Gunmen kill 31 villagers in western Niger, student groups and a resident say
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen attacked a village in western Niger over the weekend, leaving at least 31 people dead, student ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » People: Gunmen storm baptism ceremony in Niger Republic on motorbikes, kill 22 people
The attack took place on Monday in the Tillaberi region, which borders Burkina Faso and Mali, an area where jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group (IS) are active. A resident ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » People: Islamic State group escalates attacks on Niger civilians, rights group says
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DAKAR (Reuters) -Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people in five ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » People: Niger junta chief's road trip bids to calm jihadist jitters
Niger's ruling General Abdourahamane Tiani has been criss-crossing the unstable country's oft-poor highways in recent weeks, visiting regions hard-hit by the growing jihadist insurgency in an attempt ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » People: ‘We rule here by divine ordinance’: Inside the villages controlled by Niger’s emboldened jihadists
On 2 September, after eight weeks of negotiations arranged by a former aid worker and a local intermediary, The Africa Report met a small cell of Jamaʿat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) fighters ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » People: 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 ...