Niger

Mar- 2019 -

27 March

Niger: Boko Haram suicide bomb and gun attack in Diffa region kills at least 10

At least 10 people were killed along with at least two suicide bombers in a coordinated Boko Haram attack in N'Guigmi in the Diffa region of eastern Niger

22 March

Boko Haram - Islamic State West Africa Province

Staff Writer With AFP

5

Chad: Boko Haram kills 23 soldiers in Dangdala attack

Twenty-three soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Dangdala, the deadliest Boko Haram attack on the military in Chad

13 March

Staff Writer With AFP

1

Niger says army killed 33 Boko Haram fighters in Lake Chad region

Niger said it had killed 33 Boko Haram "terrorists" and seized vehicles and weapons in an operation in the Lake Chad region in the country's southeast

10 March

Nigerien officer conducts training during Exercise Flintlock 2017

Staff Writer With AFP

4

Seven Niger soldiers, dozens of militants killed in Boko Haram attack in Diffa region

Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the Boko Haram jihadist group in Gueskerou in the Diffa region of southeastern Niger

Feb- 2019 -

17 February

Islamic State West Africa province technical captured in Buni Yadi, Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

2

Boko Haram kills four Nigeria troops in assault on Buni Yadi military base

Four Nigerian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Buni Yadi, the latest in a string in northern Nigeria and southern Niger

6 February

Fergus Kelly

8

G5 Sahel leaders again call for UN assistance to fund Joint Force

Five nations waging a battle against militants in Africa's Sahel region again asked for UN funding and other aid to help tackle the cross-border jihadist insurgency

4 February

Staff Writer With AFP

4

US gives control center to Niger for Boko Haram operations

The US turned over a communications and operations center to the Niger army to help the African nation battle Boko Haram

2 February

Staff Writer With AFP

1

Boko Haram kills 6 in Toumour near Niger-Nigeria border

Boko Haram militants shot dead six people in Toumour commune in the Diffa region of southern Niger, near the border with Nigeria, a local official said

Jan- 2019 -

29 January

Staff Writer With AFP

2

Boko Haram kills 4 in Bosso near Niger-Nigeria border

Boko Haram militants shot dead at least four people in the Niger town of Bosso near the border with Nigeria

3 January

Staff Writer With AFP

2

Niger’s army kills more than 200 Boko Haram fighters in offensive near Nigeria border

Niger's army killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants near the southeast border with Nigeria in days of land and air raids, the defense ministry said