First major jihadi attack since Niger coup kills 17 and wounds dozens

First major jihadi attack since Niger coup kills 17 and wounds dozens

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Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year against the army in Niger, where Western powers fear a coup by the elite presidential guard last month is weakening a rare ally against jihadi violence in West Africa’s Sahel region. Niger was one of the…

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