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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau "Badly Wounded": Report
Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival ISIS-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said Thursday.
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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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Boko Haram Leader Claims Massacre in Baga, Threatens More
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for the mass killings in the northeast Nigerian town of Baga and threatened more violence.
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Boko Haram Leader Dismisses Claims of His Death in New Video
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by AFP on Thursday and said the militants had implemented strict Islamic law in captured towns.
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Nigeria Says 135 Boko Haram Fighters Surrender, 'Fake Leader' Dead
More than 130 Boko Haram Islamist fighters have surrendered to Nigerian forces, and a man posing as the group's leader in numerous videos had been killed in clashes, the military said on Wednesday.
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Nigeria Military Claims Boko Haram Leader Dead
Nigeria's military today claimed for the first time that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was dead, saying troops had shot a lookalike who had been posing as the militant commander.
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Boko Haram Leader Claims Blast in Nigeria's Lagos
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for two explosions on June 25 at a fuel depot in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, in a video seen by Reuters on Sunday, which if true would be the militants' first recorded attack on the city.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau "Badly Wounded": Report
Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival ISIS-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said Thursday.
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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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Boko Haram Leader Claims Massacre in Baga, Threatens More
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for the mass killings in the northeast Nigerian town of Baga and threatened more violence.
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Boko Haram Leader Dismisses Claims of His Death in New Video
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by AFP on Thursday and said the militants had implemented strict Islamic law in captured towns.
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Nigeria Says 135 Boko Haram Fighters Surrender, 'Fake Leader' Dead
More than 130 Boko Haram Islamist fighters have surrendered to Nigerian forces, and a man posing as the group's leader in numerous videos had been killed in clashes, the military said on Wednesday.
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Nigeria Military Claims Boko Haram Leader Dead
Nigeria's military today claimed for the first time that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was dead, saying troops had shot a lookalike who had been posing as the militant commander.
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Boko Haram Leader Claims Blast in Nigeria's Lagos
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for two explosions on June 25 at a fuel depot in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, in a video seen by Reuters on Sunday, which if true would be the militants' first recorded attack on the city.
