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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 » Security: Türkiye expands military footprint in Niger’s security landscape
The protocol signed by Türkiye and Niger, allowing on-site military training, will strengthen the operational effectiveness of the Nigerien forces ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Security: 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 » Security: An ambush in a flashpoint region killed at least 14 Nigerien soldiers, authorities say
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ambush by armed men in a flashpoint region in military-run Niger last week killed at least 14 soldiers, the country’s defense ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Security: Fighting between Sahel-based jihadist rivals spills into Niger
By Robbie Corey-Boulet DAKAR, April 9 (Reuters) - The West African affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State have clashed in Niger for the first time, according to a statement from one of the groups, a ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Security: Armed attackers kill 16 civilians near Niger's border with Mali
ABIDJAN: Armed attackers killed 16 civilians in western Niger this week when they ambushed a convoy of trucks near the Malian border, local sources told AFP on Sunday. The ambush occurred in the ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Security: ‘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 » Security: Islamic State claims deadly attack on airport in Niger capital
Members of the Nigerien army walk near the motorcycles seized from the attackers, following an attack on Niamey International Airport, in Niamey, Niger January 29, 2026, in this screengrab from a ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Security: An ambush in a flashpoint region killed at least 14 Nigerien soldiers, authorities say
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 ...