An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

Forty-four people have been killed in a terrorist attack by the "Islamic State" militant group on a mosque in Niger. The assault came midway through the holy fasting month of Ramadan.Suspected ...

Authorities blame the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

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