Tag Archives: NIGER ATTACK

The UN refugee agency says more than 7,000 have fled their homes after a deadly militant attack on an area housing 35,000 Malian refugees and internally displaced people in western Niger. Most of those who fled were Malian refugees. A spokesperson for the UNHCR in Niger, Jean Sebastien Josset, told …

At least 25 soldiers have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack on a military camp along the western border with Mali, Niger’s army says. More than 60 militants were also killed when the army – supported by partners – responded with air power, it says. Last month, 71 soldiers …