Niger said 23 of its soldiers were killed in a "terrorist" ambush near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a western region prone to militant attacks. Niger is ruled by military leaders who ...

These are the guns and RPGs we seized from Mallam Sadiku,” Mr Gide said behind the camera, showing the booties allegedly ...

The bodies of 11 Nigerien soldiers missing since Tuesday's ambush have been discovered, bringing the death toll to 28. Militants killed four US soldiers at the same place in 2017. Niger and other ...

The Islamic State (IS) group has published a video purporting to show an ambush in Niger in which four US soldiers were killed last October. It is not clear why the release of the video - via an ...

A report on the 2017 Niger ambush released recently by the Pentagon concluded that poor training, complacency and excessive risk led to the Ill-fated mission. We spoke with two veterans about the ...

At least three notorious bandits were on Friday night “neutralized in Dogon Dawa, Mairiga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, following a well-coordinated ambush by officers of the ...

A fuel tanker explosion in Niger State in northern Nigeria has killed 86 people and injured dozens, the country’s national ...

targeting a convoy transporting goods to Niger. In a statement released on Tuesday, EIGS described the ambush as “precise,” boasting of inflicting heavy casualties. Expert in counter terrorism ...

Suspected Islamist fighters killed at least 20 Nigerian soldiers, including a commanding officer, after attacking an army base in a remote town in northeastern Borno state, security sources and ...

Convoy of pro-government fighters was returning from a funeral when they came under fire from bandits in Katsina State.