Diffa

Niger soldiers killed in attack on Blabrine military base in southeast Diffa region

Niger's defense ministry said 12 soldiers were killed in a predawn raid on a military base in Blabrine in the southeastern Diffa region near Lake Chad

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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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Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa

Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants

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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

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