Niger

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for attacks on military sites in Mali

Reuters could not independently verify the claim, which was distributed via JNIM's official communication channels.

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A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako on April 26, 2026.
The head of the Nigerien junta, General Abdourahamane Tiani, walks with Beninese President Romuald Wadagni during his arrival for the first leg of a visit to Niger and Burkina Faso, at the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger June 2, 2026.

Al Qaeda-linked terrorists claim attack on Niger airport that killed 13

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin, a group affiliated with al-Qaeda, claimed the attack on a Niger airport that killed 11 security force members and two civilians.

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Passengers arrive at the Diori Hamani International airport in Niamey on September 22, 2023; illustrative.

Explosions, sustained gunfire at airport in Niger capital, witnesses say

Explosions and sustained gunfire lasting more than an hour were heard early Thursday near the airport in Niamey, Niger's capital.

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Soldiers of the Somalia National Army (SNA) raise their weapons when they gathered near their camp for a talk from visiting senior officers at Awdheegle, one of several towns recently liberated from the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists in Somalia's lower-Shabelle region on November, 2025.

Al Qaeda, Islamic State ramp up violence in West Africa’s tri-border region, report shows

The findings underscore the accelerating spread of jihadist groups in West Africa, where governments and foreign militaries have struggled for more than a decade to contain their advance.

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Casualty reports show shifting tactics of US clandestine war in Africa

The US has long had a military role in Africa, but much of it was in the shadows.

JULY 30, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US Army soldiers, assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), 101st Airborne Division on a mission to bolster the security of Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya after an attack by Somalia's al Shabaab militants that killed three Americans, board a transport plane in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti January 5,

Jihadi video sheds light on ISIS ambush on U.S. troops in Niger

Four Americans were killed on a mission in northern Niger when their convoy was ambushed returning from Tongo Tongo.

MARCH 6, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An ISIS propaganda video shows a deadly ambush of US soldiers in Niger

War against terrorism in the Sahel comes out of shadows

US soldiers fight alongside French forces and locals in Niger.

OCTOBER 30, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A US special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect in Diffa, Niger.