Niger
Niger says its army has killed at least 50 Boko Haram extremists after an attack on a military post.
The West African nation says the heavily armed Boko Haram fighters attacked the eastern Toumour post overnight into Sunday.
The government says the army used air and ground forces to fight back, killing at least 50 fighters and destroying a large number of vehicles. One soldier was injured.
Boko Haram is based in neighboring Nigeria. Its decade-long insurgency has focused on attacks inside that country, but the extremists also have staged attacks in Niger and Cameroon.
AP
01:11
Kenya’s military chief dies in a helicopter crash, Nairobi declares three days of national mourning
01:11
Kenya's military chief and nine others die in helicopter crash
02:13
Vigilante groups protect communities in northern Nigeria
01:00
Israel army chief warns Iran after retaliatory attack
01:12
Rising Palestinian casualties in Gaza
00:44
Three Tanzanian soldiers killed in Democratic Republic of Congo