Musa told reporters in Maiduguri, the state capital of Borno that the troops had engaged the militants in a long gunfight as they attempted to flee through the confluence of the Yobe River and Komadugu Gana River, connecting the border with the Niger Republic. The troops also recovered motorc...
Banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities became rampant in northwest Nigeria earlier this year, forcing tens of thousands of refugees to flee to neighbouring Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, according to the United Nations refugee agency. Nigeria'...
U.S. solders killed in Niger were caught by surprise, official says Defense Dept. decision gives China chance for foothold between U.S. and Europe The U.S. has roughly 800 military personnel temporarily deployed to Niger, and rough 6,000 military personnel spread across the continent, accordin...
teen Natalee Holloway Page 9 Troops shocked, amazed during African journey PHOTOS BY CHARLIE COON/Stars and Stripes Top: Nigeriens along the road watch Thursday as the convoy of Team Niger passes through their town in southwestern Niger. The soldiers of Team Niger are there for Flintlock 05, ...
New details about how the Niger ambush unfolded have emerged ByABC News October 21, 2017, 8:14 AM 4:16 -- More than two weeks after four U.S. soldiers were killed during an ambush in Niger, new details about how the events unfolded have emerged. A senior U.S. intelligence ...
The security forces are intensifying aerial and ground patrol in the country's northeast, extending their offensive mission around the Green Belt Region near Niger and Chad. Boko Haram has killed more than 20,000 people and displaced 2.3 million others since their insurgency started in 2009....
The operation dubbed "Lake Sanity" lasted for 75 days and included troops from Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger, said Major General Abdul Kalifa Ibrahim, commander of MNJTF. "So far over 800 of Boko Haram criminals have been neutralized or killed. Over a quarter of these people were killed...
The security forces are intensifying aerial and ground patrol in the country's northeast, extending their offensive mission around the Green Belt Region near Niger and Chad. Boko Haram has killed more than 20,000 people and displaced 2.3 million others since their insurgency started in 2009.Editor...
Boko Haram has killed nearly 15,000 people and displaced over 2 million during a seven-year insurgency aimed at creating an Islamic state in Nigeria. In recent years its attacks have spilled into neighboring Niger, Cameroon and Chad. Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters surrendered in Chad in October...
ISIS leader whose group was blamed for deaths of 4 American troops killed by French forcesAl-Sahraoui claimed responsibility on group’s behalf for ambush attack in Tong Tongo region of Niger By Edmund DeMarche Fox News Published September 16, 2021 4:47am EDT Face...