Niger
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Suspected militants kill 10 Niger soldiers, Defense min. says
TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – At least ten soldiers were killed in an ambush by a group of "armed terrorists" in southwestern Niger, close to the Mali border, the defense ministry said Saturday.
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70 ISIL forces killed in Nigerian army operation
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – The Nigerian army said that 70 ISIL members have been killed during an operation launched in the north of the country.
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Terrorist attack on bus, truck kills 21 in Niger
TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – 21 people were killed in an attack on bus and a truck in the southwestern Tillaberi region of Niger near Burkina Faso.
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18 civilians killed in Niger, 19 terrorists killed in Mali
TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Media have reported that 18 civilians were killed in two suspected terrorist attacks in western Niger while 19 terrorists were killed in Mali.
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Nigeria air attack reportedly kills children in Niger
TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – The Nigerian military has killed and wounded children in an air attack in neighbouring Niger, according to a local governor in Niger, state television and an aid agency.
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Iran, Niger FMs mull over deepening Tehran-Niamey relations
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Nigerien counterpart discussed expanding and deepening relations in various areas.
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At least 18 killed in artisanal gold mine collapse in Niger
TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – At least 18 people were killed on Sunday in an artisanal gold mine collapse in southern Niger, the local mayor said on Monday.
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Mosque attack in western Niger leaves 10 dead
TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – At least 10 people were killed in an attack by suspected ISIL-affiliated terrorists against a mosque in western Niger, the country’s defense minister said .
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Uzbek, Tajik, Niger parliament speakers arrive in Tehran
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Five parliamentary delegations arrived in Tehran on Wednesday morning to take part in the inauguration ceremony of Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi as new President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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15 soldiers killed in Niger ambush, ministry says
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Fifteen soldiers were killed as a result of an ambush in southwestern Niger on Saturday, the country's defence ministry said, blaming the attack on "armed terrorist groups."
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Armed thieves kill 53 villagers in Nigerian state of Zamfara
TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Motorcyclist thieves in the latest armed attack to a number of villages in northwestern Nigerian State of 'Zamfara' massacred dozens of farmers and residents of this region.
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A Police officer killed, 2 kidnapped in Niger
TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – One police officer was killed, two others were kidnapped in an attack by an armed group of men on a checkpoint in southeastern Niger.
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At least 19 people killed in west Niger attack
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – At least 19 civilians were killed when armed men raided a village in west Niger close to the border with Mali, officials have said, in the latest bloodshed in the troubled region.
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Niger school fire kills at least 20 children
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – More than 20 Nigerien pupils were killed in a violent fire at their school located on the outskirts of Niamey, the city's fire department confirmed Tuesday evening.
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Several arrested after coup attempt foiled in Niger
TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – Several people have been arrested after an attempted coup in Niger on the night of March 30-31, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Death toll from attack on Niger villages soars to 137
TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – Armed attackers killed 137 people in coordinated raids on villages in southwestern Niger on Sunday, the government said, making it one of the deadliest days in recent memory in a country.
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More than 50 killed in attacks on Niger border
TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – At least 58 people have been killed in Niger after attacks near the border with Mali, the government has said.
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VIDEO: Sandstorm in Niger's capital turns sky red
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – A giant sandstorm took over the Niger's capital of Niamey on Monday. Sandstorm approached Niamey as the sky turned the red color of blood.
