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Insight: Nigeria's 'war on terror' wins tentative support
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nuradin Mohammed used to resent and fear the troops who swept past his fish stall in this northeast Nigerian city on the trail of Islamist insurgents Boko Haram. Now, for the first time, he thinks they may be on his side....Tags: Religion and Belief, Rebellions, Islam, George W. Bush, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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INSIGHT-Nigeria's "war on terror" wins tentative support
Reuters* President has launched biggest offensive yet on Islamists * Cautious optimism over Jonathan's change of tactics * Islamist fighters know how to regroup, counter-strike * Development, jobs hold key to long-term peace By Joe Brock MAIDUGURI, Nigeria,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Rebellions, Islam, George W. Bush, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Niger attacks launched from southern Libya - Niger's president
ReutersNIAMEY, May 25 (Reuters) - Islamist militants who carried out simultaneous suicide attacks on an army base and a French uranium mine in northern Niger two days ago came from southern Libya, Niger's president said on Saturday. President Mahamadou Issoufou...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Mali, Western Africa, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Suicide
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Group linked to Algeria gas plant attack claims Niger raids
ReutersABIDJAN, May 24 (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group that carried out the raid on the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria in January has claimed to have participated in Thursday's attacks in Niger. A statement posted on the internet on Friday was signed by...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Mali, Computer Crime, Jihad, Western Africa
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Soldiers killed in gunbattle with Islamists in Niger-military sources
ReutersNIAMEY, May 23 (Reuters) - Several soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with suspected Islamist militants after a suicide bomb attack on a barracks in the northern Niger town of Agadez, military sources said. "The situation is now under control. The...Tags: Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Suicide, Armed Conflicts, Military Equipment
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At least 18 soldiers, four Islamists killed in Niger - sources
ReutersNIAMEY, May 23 (Reuters) - At least 18 soldiers and four suspected Islamists were killed in a fierce gunbattle following a dawn car bomb attack at a barracks in the northern Niger town of Agadez, military sources and a local official said. "There are...Tags: Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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Niger says Areva plant halts production after attack
ReutersPARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - A uranium mine in northern Niger run by French nuclear reactor maker Areva is "badly damaged" and has stopped production for the moment after it was attacked earlier in the day, Niger government spokesman Marou Amadou said on...Tags: Western Africa
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At least 26 killed in simultaneous car bomb attacks in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger — Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring...
Tags: Mali, Nuclear Weapons, Western Africa, Jihad, Bombings
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Areva says 13 staff injured in Niger attack
ReutersPARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Areva said on Thursday that 13 staff had been injured in an attack at its Somair mine near Arlit in northern Niger. The French nuclear reactor maker condemned what it called a "despicable attack" and said it was working... -
EU to send border security advisers to Libya
Reuters* EU team will advise and train Libyan officials * Worries that militants, guns cross borders freely BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to send advisers to Libya to help improve border security in response to...Tags: European Union, Politics, International Organizations, Mali, Africa
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EU approves sending border security advisers to Libya
Reuters* EU team will advise and train Libyan officials * Worries that militants, guns cross borders freely BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - European Union governments approved a mission on Wednesday to help Libya improve its border security in response to...Tags: International Organizations, European Union, Politics, Mali, Africa
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France says it won't negotiate to free kidnapped family
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali. But France, entrenched in a war in...
Tags: Africa, Western Africa, Polio, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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