Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:46:20 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:46:20 +0500 60 At least nine soldiers killed in Niger ambush https://english.aaj.tv/news/30269658/ <p><strong>NIAMEY: Nine Nigerien soldiers died in an ambush against a regional prefect's motorcade near the country's border with Burkina Faso, a local official said Thursday.</strong></p> <p>Based on the number of bodies recovered, the toll was an increase on the six killed and three wounded reported on Wednesday by the governor of Tillaberi province in western Niger.</p> <p>The attack by suspected militants on the convoy transporting the Bankilare district prefect was the first against government officials in Tillaberi.</p> NIAMEY: Nine Nigerien soldiers died in an ambush against a regional prefect's motorcade near the country's border with Burkina Faso, a local official said Thursday.

Based on the number of bodies recovered, the toll was an increase on the six killed and three wounded reported on Wednesday by the governor of Tillaberi province in western Niger.

The attack by suspected militants on the convoy transporting the Bankilare district prefect was the first against government officials in Tillaberi.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/30269658 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:22:28 +0500 none@none.com (AFP) The attack is the latest in a brutal conflict that has been raging in Mali since 2012. Reuters File Photo