Tag: Niger

February 6, 2015: Boko Haram attack countered by military in Niger

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date February 6, 2022
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Nigerien soldiers training with the US Army, Niger, 2017 (Photo: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria, Public Domain)

On February 6, 2015 Boko Haram attacked two towns in Niger but lost over 100 terrorists when the local military counter-attacked.

Tags Boko Haram, Military, Niger, terrorism, Today in terrorism

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October 4, 2017 ISIS: Tongo Tongo ambush in Niger

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date October 4, 2021
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US representatives recognize the surviving Nigerien Armed Forces members for their bravery during the ambush (Photo: US Africa Command on flickr, CC BY 2.0)

On October 4, 2017 an ISIS affiliated terrorist group killed four US servicemen, four Nigerien soldiers and an interpreter near Tongo Tongo

Tags Islamic State, Niger, terrorism, Today in terrorism, United States

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April 5, 2016: Suicide bombers detonate on public transport in Niger

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date April 5, 2021
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Boko Haram fighters (Photo: Propaganda photo)

On this day in 2016 three civilians were killed and several others injured when two Boko Haram suicide bombers detonated their equipment in a public transport vehicle on its way to a market in southeast Niger.