Niger

Training and command issues highlighted in Pentagon’s Niger ambush probe

An investigation into last year's deadly assault on U.S. and local forces in Niger uncovered a series of avoidable blunders leading up to the attack, the Pentagon said

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Sahel: Dozens of Tuareg killed on Mali-Niger border; 100 arrested, explosives seized in Burkina Faso

43 Tuareg were killed in attacks on Mali's border with Niger, while Burkina Faso authorities arrested 100 people and seized explosives near its Mali border

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UN peacekeeper from Niger shot dead in northern Mali

A U.N. peacekeeper from Niger was shot dead by militants in Gao in northern Mali on Friday, the latest in a spate of deadly attacks on Blue Helmets in the conflict-torn country

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The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram

The 2018 iteration of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s exercise Flintlock will focus on real-world threats to the Sahel from groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State, emphasizing operational activity

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EU to double support for joint Sahel security force with €50 million contribution

The European Union is set to double its contribution to the G5 Sahel joint force, a multinational counter-terrorism force in West Africa's Sahel region.

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Boko Haram attacks in Niger kill fewer people because they’ve already fled

The number of civilian deaths at hands of Boko Haram fell in Niger last year, but the statistics do not reflect the situation on the ground.

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At least 5 Nigerien troops killed in Boko Haram attack

At least 5 Niger soldiers were killed and a dozen others wounded in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants in the country's southeast

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Sahel anti-terror force faces logistical problems in first mission

The maiden mission of the G5 Sahel counterterrorism force experienced "logistical problems" but they are not "insurmountable"

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“You’ve got to tell us more”: The 9/11 blank check, 16 years on

Sixteen years after the US Congress authorized the president to go after terrorists in Afghanistan, the AUMF exists as a blank check to wage war

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Body of fourth US service member recovered in Niger

The Nigerien military recovered the body of a 4th U.S. service member who was killed along with three Green Berets ambushed during a patrol on Wednesday

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