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Rest of World News: The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on Niger's army, stating that 30 soldiers were killed in the assault. The group, through it
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Niger is one of several West African countries battling an Islamist insurgency that has spread outwards from Mali over the past 12 years, killing thousands and uprooting millions of people.