Terrorists ambush military patrol team, kill 44 officers At least 44 officers of Niger Republic’s defence and security forces (FDS) were killed in a deadly ambush by suspected jihadist militants during a river patrol operation in the Dosso Region. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency analyst in the Lake Chad region, reported the attack late Tuesday. Citing security sources, Zagazola said the attack — which targeted a military unit patrolling the River Niger around the Falmey area, near the country’s border with Benin Republic — happened on Monday. READ ALSO: Boko Haram ambushes troops, kills 22...