Niger jihadist attack kills 10 soldiers

An attack blamed on suspected jihadist fighters killed about 10 soldiers in Niger, state radio reported Tuesday.The attack on Sunday near a village in the southwest of the huge desert country, ruled by a military regime, was the latest in a series suspected to be by groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.Since July 2023, when the army staged a coup, at least 2,400 people have been killed in the violence, according to a tally by NGO Acled, which tracks the victims of conflic