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ISLAMIC State (Isis) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base in Niger that killed at least 71 soldiers earlier this week.
The jihadists said in a statement on Thursday night that its fighters held the camp for several hours before seizing weapons and ammunition along with 16 vehicles.
The attack near the border with Mali was the deadliest in the region for number of years.
NICHOLAS MWANGI highlights a historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger bolstered their regional security through a unified military force
VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention