News Niger Tillaberi Region: Experts Warn Mali Border Violence Could Spiral Out of Control
A volatile mix of intercommunal conflict and violent extremism near Mali’s border with Niger and Burkina Faso has become a looming crisis, experts are warning. Yearslong regional violence has spiked in recent months, making headlines and raising concerns that overstretched security forces could lose control of an already tenuous situation.
News Niger Tillaberi Region: As Growing Militancy in the Sahel Encroaches, Can Niger Hold Strong?
The desert nation has established stronger security measures than neighboring Mali, Libya and Chad -- all of which are facing fast-expanding jihadist movements. But militants have already started to prioritize efforts in Niger.
News Niger Tillaberi Region: Breaking: Gunmen kill 17 soldiers in ambush: security source
Gunmen killed 17 Niger soldiers in an ambush near the border with Mali, a security source said Wednesday, adding 11 were still missing a day later. The attack occurred Tuesday near the village of ...
News Niger Tillaberi Region: Niger Loses 17 Soldiers in Ambush Near Mali Border
The attack took place near the village of Tongo Tongo in western Niger. It is in the Tillaberi region where attackers killed four U.S. special forces troops and four Nigerien soldiers in 2017. A ...
News Niger Tillaberi Region: 11 missing Niger soldiers found dead after gunmen...
The bodies of 11 missing Niger soldiers have been discovered after an ambush ... The military patrol was ambushed on Tuesday near the village of Tongo Tongo in the western Tillaberi region, sources ...
News Niger Tillaberi Region: Search on for 11 Niger soldiers missing after ambush killed 17
Niamey (AFP) - A search was under way Wednesday for 11 Niger soldiers missing since an ambush by armed ... Tuesday afternoon near the village of Tongo Tongo in the western Tillaberi region along the ...
