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18 Killed in Boko Haram Attack in Southeast Niger
Eighteen people were killed and 100 homes torched in an attack in the dead of night by Nigeria's Boko Haram fighters on a southeastern village, local authorities told AFP today.
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Boko Haram Hand Suspected After 11 Killed in North East Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed 11 people during attacks on three villages in the northeast Nigerian state of Adamawa, a lawmaker and local official said today.
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Boko Haram Fighters Die in Clashes With Cameroon Army
At least 17 fighters from the Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram have died in clashes with Cameroon troops in the border town of Amchide, informed sources said Tuesday.
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Boko Haram Attacks Northeast Nigeria, Military Jets Pound Rebel Positions
Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in remote northeast Nigeria, a local government official said on Monday, as the military claimed to have thwarted a fresh attack.
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Boko Haram Regroups En Masse in Stronghold Area: Report
Boko Haram fighters have amassed in the group's Sambisa Forest stronghold in northeast Nigeria, as a military offensive tries to flush them out, a civilian vigilante told AFP on Thursday.
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Routed Boko Haram Fighters Hiding on Lake Chad Islands
Boko Haram militants driven out of strongholds in Nigeria by a regional military offensive are increasingly taking refuge on remote islands in Lake Chad, terrorizing locals or recruiting others.
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Chadian Soldiers Kill 207 Boko Haram Fighters in Nigeria
Soldiers from Chad killed 207 Boko Haram militants in fighting on Tuesday near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroon, Chad's army announced in a statement.
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Boko Haram Goes on Rampage After Chad Offensive
Nigerian Boko Haram fighters went on the rampage in the Cameroonian border town of Fotokol Wednesday, massacring civilians and torching a mosque before being repelled by regional forces.
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UN Security Council Backs African Countries to Fight Boko Haram
The UN Security Council urged central African countries on Monday to step up plans for a multinational force to fight Boko Haram, in its first overall response to the threat posed by the Nigerian jihadists.
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Boko Haram 'Killed Woman in Labour' During Attack: Amnesty
Boko Haram fighters killed a woman as she was in labour during what is feared could be the deadliest attack in the militants' six-year insurgency, Amnesty International claimed today.
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North East Nigeria Hit by Wave of Suicide Bombings As Violence Spikes
Four people were killed in suicide attacks by two female bombers on Sunday in the latest deadly violence in northeast Nigeria after the military appealed for support to help fight Boko Haram.
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At Least 15 Killed in 'Boko Haram' Attack on Cameroon Bus: Sources
At least 15 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on a bus in northern Cameroon, a senior local security official and a businessman said on Saturday.
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18 Killed in Boko Haram Attack in Southeast Niger
Eighteen people were killed and 100 homes torched in an attack in the dead of night by Nigeria's Boko Haram fighters on a southeastern village, local authorities told AFP today.
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Boko Haram Hand Suspected After 11 Killed in North East Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed 11 people during attacks on three villages in the northeast Nigerian state of Adamawa, a lawmaker and local official said today.
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Boko Haram Fighters Die in Clashes With Cameroon Army
At least 17 fighters from the Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram have died in clashes with Cameroon troops in the border town of Amchide, informed sources said Tuesday.
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Boko Haram Attacks Northeast Nigeria, Military Jets Pound Rebel Positions
Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in remote northeast Nigeria, a local government official said on Monday, as the military claimed to have thwarted a fresh attack.
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Boko Haram Regroups En Masse in Stronghold Area: Report
Boko Haram fighters have amassed in the group's Sambisa Forest stronghold in northeast Nigeria, as a military offensive tries to flush them out, a civilian vigilante told AFP on Thursday.
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Routed Boko Haram Fighters Hiding on Lake Chad Islands
Boko Haram militants driven out of strongholds in Nigeria by a regional military offensive are increasingly taking refuge on remote islands in Lake Chad, terrorizing locals or recruiting others.
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Chadian Soldiers Kill 207 Boko Haram Fighters in Nigeria
Soldiers from Chad killed 207 Boko Haram militants in fighting on Tuesday near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroon, Chad's army announced in a statement.
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Boko Haram Goes on Rampage After Chad Offensive
Nigerian Boko Haram fighters went on the rampage in the Cameroonian border town of Fotokol Wednesday, massacring civilians and torching a mosque before being repelled by regional forces.
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UN Security Council Backs African Countries to Fight Boko Haram
The UN Security Council urged central African countries on Monday to step up plans for a multinational force to fight Boko Haram, in its first overall response to the threat posed by the Nigerian jihadists.
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Boko Haram 'Killed Woman in Labour' During Attack: Amnesty
Boko Haram fighters killed a woman as she was in labour during what is feared could be the deadliest attack in the militants' six-year insurgency, Amnesty International claimed today.
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North East Nigeria Hit by Wave of Suicide Bombings As Violence Spikes
Four people were killed in suicide attacks by two female bombers on Sunday in the latest deadly violence in northeast Nigeria after the military appealed for support to help fight Boko Haram.
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At Least 15 Killed in 'Boko Haram' Attack on Cameroon Bus: Sources
At least 15 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on a bus in northern Cameroon, a senior local security official and a businessman said on Saturday.
