Niger: Islamist Armed Group Massacres Villagers in West

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Nigerien military police stand guard outside airbases in Niamey, as supporters of Niger's military junta gather on August 27, 2023. © 2023 AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – An Islamist armed group has killed 30 civilians, including 4 children, and 5 captured combatants in two attacks in western Niger since January 18, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks by the Islamic State in the Sahel (IS Sahel) are unlawful and apparent war crimes.On January 18, IS Sahel fighters rounded up and executed 31 men and boys in Bossieye village in apparent retaliation…

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