NIAMEY, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Niger's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) has said it lost five soldiers on Feb. 19 in a terrorist ambush in Sakoira in the country's western region of Tillabery.

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In recent years, violence in the region has killed thousands of people and displaced millions in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Meanwhile, the military has assured civilians that security ...

Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday, the army said late on Saturday.

Malian Army late Saturday confirmed that insurgents killed at least 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near northeastern city of Gao on Friday. The army’s ...

BAMAKO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted ... and its neighbours Burkina Faso and Niger. The army said in a statement ...

At least 50 people were killed near the northeastern city of Gao in Mali after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort. The attackers ...

More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy ...

destabilising Mali and its neighbours Burkina Faso and Niger. "People jumped out of vehicles to flee. There were many dead and wounded civilians," the local official said on Saturday, speaking on ...

At least 10 soldiers have been killed in an ambush in western Niger, according to the country’s ruling military council. Armed attackers targeted a military unit that had been deployed to track down ...