At Least 36 Nigerian Soldiers Killed in Ambush, Helicopter Crash

At Least 36 Nigerian Soldiers Killed in Ambush, Helicopter Crash
Nigerian soldiers in a file photo. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images
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ABUJA—At least 36 Nigerian soldiers were killed in two attacks during operations against armed gangs in the northern-central state of Niger, the military said on Thursday.

Gangs of heavily armed men have wreaked havoc across northwest Nigeria in the past two years, kidnapping thousands, killing hundreds and making it unsafe to travel by road or to farm in some areas.