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A dozen soldiers killed after rebel attack in southwest Niger
The deaths come as former colonial power France prepares to withdraw a counterinsurgency force stationed in the country. Seven soldiers have been killed in Niger’s southwest in an attack by suspected rebels, and five others died in a traffic accident while trying to respond to the assault. The deaths on Thursday come as former colonial…