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US Approves Possible $346 Million Arms Sale To Nigeria To Improve Security
The US State Department approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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344 Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolboys Released: Official
Over 300 Nigerian schoolboys were released on Thursday after being kidnapped in an attack claimed by Boko Haram, officials said, although it was unclear if any more remained with their captors.
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Boko Haram Kills Seven In Attack On Displaced Camp In Nigeria
At least seven people were killed when Boko Haram jihadists attacked a camp for people displaced by the conflict in northeast Nigeria, militia members and locals said Saturday.
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Boko Haram Attacks Nigeria Military Base
At least five soldiers were killed in a surprise weekend attack by Boko Haram Islamists on a military base in northeast Nigeria, senior officers told AFP on Monday.
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6 Soldiers Killed in Boko Haram Attack in Cameroon
An attack by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorists against a Lake Chad army base manned by an anti-insurgent regional force has left six Cameroonian soldiers dead, a military source said on Tuesday.
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New Boko Haram Video Threatens To Kill Nigeria's President
A new video by Boko Haram threatens to kill Nigeria's president and army chief and warns of further destruction, though the Islamic terrorists have not mounted a major attack in Nigeria in months.
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At Least 5 Dead In First East Niger Boko Haram Attack In 3 Months: Governor
Five villagers were killed and two others wounded in a Boko Haram attack in eastern Niger, the first in three months carried out there by the jihadist group, a local governor said Saturday.
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Niger Extends State Of Emergency In Diffa Region Hit By Boko Haram
Niger has extended a state of emergency in the southeastern region of Diffa for three months after a series of attacks by Boko Haram, the government said late on Friday.
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Nigeria Army Foils Boko Haram Attack: Military
Nigeria's troops have a foiled a planned Boko Haram attack on a camp of displaced people in the northeastern town of Dikwa, previously targeted by the insurgents, the military said.
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Nigerian Suicide Bomber Gets Cold Feet, Refuses To Kill
Strapped with a booby-trapped vest and sent by Boko Haram to kill as many people as possible, the young teenage girl tore off the explosives and fled as soon as she was out of sight of her handlers.
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35 Dead In North East Nigeria Suicide Attacks: State Government
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 35 people at a camp for those made homeless by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria, a state official said on Wednesday, in the latest violence to hit the region.
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6 Killed At Cameroon Funeral By Two Suicide Attackers
At least six people were killed and 30 injured in northern Cameroon today by two Islamist suicide bombers at a Muslim funeral gathering, two officials in the region said.
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Nigeria Army Probes Recent Boko Haram Attacks
Nigeria's army on Sunday said it has launched a probe into recent attacks by Boko Haram militants which claimed dozens of lives of lives near Maiduguri, capital of northeast Borno state.
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Boko Haram Burns Kids Alive In Nigeria, 86 Dead: Officials
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremists.
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At Least 65 People Killed In Attack In Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 65 people were killed during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, a Reuters reporter said after counting bodies at a hospital morgue.
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US Approves Possible $346 Million Arms Sale To Nigeria To Improve Security
The US State Department approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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344 Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolboys Released: Official
Over 300 Nigerian schoolboys were released on Thursday after being kidnapped in an attack claimed by Boko Haram, officials said, although it was unclear if any more remained with their captors.
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Boko Haram Kills Seven In Attack On Displaced Camp In Nigeria
At least seven people were killed when Boko Haram jihadists attacked a camp for people displaced by the conflict in northeast Nigeria, militia members and locals said Saturday.
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Boko Haram Attacks Nigeria Military Base
At least five soldiers were killed in a surprise weekend attack by Boko Haram Islamists on a military base in northeast Nigeria, senior officers told AFP on Monday.
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6 Soldiers Killed in Boko Haram Attack in Cameroon
An attack by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorists against a Lake Chad army base manned by an anti-insurgent regional force has left six Cameroonian soldiers dead, a military source said on Tuesday.
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New Boko Haram Video Threatens To Kill Nigeria's President
A new video by Boko Haram threatens to kill Nigeria's president and army chief and warns of further destruction, though the Islamic terrorists have not mounted a major attack in Nigeria in months.
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At Least 5 Dead In First East Niger Boko Haram Attack In 3 Months: Governor
Five villagers were killed and two others wounded in a Boko Haram attack in eastern Niger, the first in three months carried out there by the jihadist group, a local governor said Saturday.
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Niger Extends State Of Emergency In Diffa Region Hit By Boko Haram
Niger has extended a state of emergency in the southeastern region of Diffa for three months after a series of attacks by Boko Haram, the government said late on Friday.
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Nigeria Army Foils Boko Haram Attack: Military
Nigeria's troops have a foiled a planned Boko Haram attack on a camp of displaced people in the northeastern town of Dikwa, previously targeted by the insurgents, the military said.
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Nigerian Suicide Bomber Gets Cold Feet, Refuses To Kill
Strapped with a booby-trapped vest and sent by Boko Haram to kill as many people as possible, the young teenage girl tore off the explosives and fled as soon as she was out of sight of her handlers.
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35 Dead In North East Nigeria Suicide Attacks: State Government
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 35 people at a camp for those made homeless by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria, a state official said on Wednesday, in the latest violence to hit the region.
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6 Killed At Cameroon Funeral By Two Suicide Attackers
At least six people were killed and 30 injured in northern Cameroon today by two Islamist suicide bombers at a Muslim funeral gathering, two officials in the region said.
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Nigeria Army Probes Recent Boko Haram Attacks
Nigeria's army on Sunday said it has launched a probe into recent attacks by Boko Haram militants which claimed dozens of lives of lives near Maiduguri, capital of northeast Borno state.
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Boko Haram Burns Kids Alive In Nigeria, 86 Dead: Officials
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremists.
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At Least 65 People Killed In Attack In Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 65 people were killed during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, a Reuters reporter said after counting bodies at a hospital morgue.
