US Condemns Boko Haram Raids in Niger

The United States is condemning attacks by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram that killed at least 38 people in southern Niger. In a statement Friday, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said Boko Haram had "perpetrated countless unprovoked attacks on men, women and children in their homes, schools, places of worship and businesses." He said the United States was committed to working closely with governments in the region to root out the threat posed by the...

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