Niger
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Jul- 2019 -10 July
Sahel states need more support to fight extremism, UN chief Guterres says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged international support for the G5 Sahel to help West Africa's fight against violent extremism
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10 July
EU pledges €138 million more to support G5 Sahel Joint Force
The EU is to give €138 million more to support the G5 Sahel Joint Force, including its police component, a joint statement said
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2 July
Niger: 18 soldiers killed in attack on military outpost near Inates
Armed men launched a car bomb attack on a Nigerian army base in western Niger near the border with Mali, a military source said
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Jun- 2019 -21 June
France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger
Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving US, French, Nigerien and Malian troops
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19 June
Two Niger police officers killed in attack on police station near capital Niamey
Two police officers were killed when gunmen attacked a police station north of the Niger capital Niamey
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17 June
Joint Mali-France commando operation kills 20 ‘terrorists’ in Menaka
More than 20 "terrorists" were killed in joint operation against Islamic State in the Greater Sahara conducted by French and Malian forces in coordination with Niger's military
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4 June
Attacks foiled in Niamey and Diffa, Niger defense ministry says
Security forces in Niger foiled three weekend attacks in the capital Niamey and in the southeastern city of Diffa, the government said
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May- 2019 -30 May
Islamic State puts the Sahel in West Africa – for now
Islamic State recently began to attribute attacks in the Sahel to its West Africa Province affiliate. Robert Postings asks: what does this mean for Islamic State in the Greater Sahara?
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16 May
ISIS claims Niger attacks, attributing them to West Africa Province
Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate carried out two attacks in western Niger earlier in the week
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15 May
Niger soldiers missing after ambush near Tongo Tongo
A search was under way in western Niger for soldiers missing since an ambush by armed men near Tongo Tongo in the Tillaberi region near the Mali border
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