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137 Killed in Niger's Deadliest Suspected Jihadist Massacre
Yahoo News ^ | March 22, 2021

Posted on 03/22/2021 4:31:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway

After the latest round of bloodletting began on March 15, the Nigerien army sent reinforcements to the Tillaberi region

Scores of people have died in the deadliest suspected jihadist massacre ever to hit Niger, the government said Monday, underscoring the huge security challenge facing new President Mohamed Bazoum.

Government spokesman Zakaria Abdourahamane said 137 people had died in Sunday's raids in villages near Niger's border with Mali.

"In treating civilian populations systematically as targets now, these armed bandits have gone a step further into horror and brutality," Abdourahamane said in a statement read on public television.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; islam; islamic; muslim; muslims; niger; terrorism

1 posted on 03/22/2021 4:31:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

More cultural enrichment from the religion of peace.


2 posted on 03/22/2021 4:35:10 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

Reaping the benefits of cultural diversity.


3 posted on 03/22/2021 4:38:14 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Biden/Harris - the regime our Founding fathers warned us about.)
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To: nickcarraway

Their lives appear not to matter much, based on US enemedia coverage.


4 posted on 03/22/2021 5:11:05 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Caveat Emperor: Comitii asinorum atque rhinocerorum delendi sunt.)
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5 posted on 03/22/2021 5:14:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BipolarBob

Grim reaping....


6 posted on 03/22/2021 8:46:25 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: nickcarraway

A reminder that Joseph Conrad knew what he was talking about. “The horror, the horror.”


7 posted on 03/23/2021 2:59:07 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Jimmy Valentine

bttt


8 posted on 03/23/2021 3:29:14 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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