The tri-border region has long been plagued by extremist violence. Just last month, a jihadi group attacked a village there, ...

Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for valor in a 2017 Niger ambush. Newly surfaced body camera footage led to the upgrade of Black's initial Bronze Star.

PUYALLUP, Wash. — A Green Beret killed in a 2017 ambush by Islamic militants in Niger was awarded the Silver Star on Tuesday, the culmination of an about-face by the Army over the controversial ...

Intelligence received by the Nigerien troops under Sector 4 of the MNJTF prompted a rapid response that led to an ambush ...

In Niger, at least 17 soldiers have been killed and 20 others injured in an ambush in a suspected terrorist attack near Koutougou. According to Niger Defense Ministry, soldiers were ambushed while ...