Tongo Tongo ambush - Wikipedia
WEBThe Tongo Tongo ambush or the Niger ambush occurred on 4 October 2017, when armed militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) attacked Nigerien and US soldiers outside the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger, while they were returning to base after a stop in the village. [21]
Niger attack: Jihadists kill dozen of soldiers in deadliest raid ... - BBC
WEBOct 3, 2023 · At least 29 soldiers have been killed in Niger in the deadliest attack since the army staged a coup in July. The soldiers were killed by hundreds of jihadists using "improvised explosive...
Niger attack: Jihadists kill dozen of soldiers in deadliest raid since ...
WEBOct 3, 2023 · At least 29 soldiers have been killed in Niger in the deadliest attack since the army staged a coup in July. The soldiers were killed by hundreds of jihadists using "improvised explosive devices...
Niger attack: Soldiers killed by hundreds of jihadists in Kandadji
WEBSep 29, 2023 · Hundreds of Islamist militants riding motorbikes have attacked a town in south-western Niger, killing 12 soldiers, the defence ministry says.
21 Nigerien soldiers killed in ambush by 'terrorist group,' ruling ...
WEBJun 25, 2024 · NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An ambush by a “terrorist group” killed 21 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso on Tuesday, Niger’s ruling military junta said in a statement read on national television. The statement Tuesday evening did not specify which group was behind the attack.
Niger declares mourning after dozens of soldiers killed in attack …
WEBOct 3, 2023 · A three-day national mourning period was declared in the country on Tuesday over the incident that involved “improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles by more than a hundred terrorists”,...
Islamic state claims responsibility for attack on Niger army that ...
WEBCAIRO, March 23 (Reuters) - The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on Niger's army that it said had killed 30 soldiers on Wednesday.
Attack on Nigerien forces kills 23 soldiers and underscores …
WEBMar 22, 2024 · NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A militant attack on Nigerien forces in a border region near Mali and Burkina Faso killed 23 soldiers, the defense ministry said Friday.
First major jihadi attack since coup kills 17 and wounds dozens in ...
WEBAug 16, 2023 · NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year against the army in Niger, where Western powers fear a coup by the elite presidential guard last month is weakening a rare ally against jihadi violence in West Africa’s Sahel region.
Niger suffers deadliest raids by suspected jihadists - BBC
WEBMar 23, 2021 · The death toll from co-ordinated raids on three villages in Niger by suspected jihadists on Sunday has risen to 137. "By systematically targeting civilians, these armed bandits are reaching a new...