DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Armed assailants in western Niger killed at least 10 soldiers in an ambush on a military unit that had been sent to hunt cattle rustlers in a border region near Burkina ...

On Saturday, Islamic State in the Greater Sahara militants attacked a military base in Niger, killing at least ... were destroyed or seized, with weapons and ammunition also stolen.

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.

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 ...

The attack targeted an SDF outpost in Iknewane, located in Tilia Department near Niger’s border with Mali. Security sources described the ambush as ... They also looted weapons and ammunition.

At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush by "criminals" near the Burkina Faso border, according to Niger's military junta. The attack occurred during an operation targeting cattle ...