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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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Nigerian Girls, Age 8, Blow Themselves Up In Market, Injuring 17
Two little girls approximately seven or eight years old blew themselves up in a northeastern Nigerian market on Sunday, killing themselves and wounding at least 17 others, witnesses said.
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30 Dead In Two Nigeria Village Raids: Vigilantes
At least 30 people have been killed in fresh Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told AFP on Saturday, again calling into question President Muhammadu Buhari's claim that Nigeria had largely defeated the jihadist group.
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Nigeria Soldiers Killed Shiite Children, No Provocation: Human Rights Watch
Nigerian soldiers fired on unarmed Shia children with no provocation before unjustified raids that killed hundreds of the minority group in the West African nation, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kill 8, Kidnap 100 in Cameroon
At least eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on a village near Cameroon's northern border, a local government and a military source said.
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Boko Haram Attacks Prison in Niger, 4 Killed
Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa late on Saturday, military sources said, in an apparent bid to free fellow members of the Nigerian Islamist group held there.
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Nigeria Military Repels Boko Haram Attack in Northeast
Nigeria's military on Saturday repelled a Boko Haram attack on the key northeast city of Maiduguri that saw rocket-propelled grenades fired into homes, witnesses and security sources said.
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Boko Haram Kidnapped Hundreds in Northern Nigeria Town
Boko Haram militants have kidnapped more than 400 women and children from the northern Nigerian town of Damasak that was freed this month by troops from Niger and Chad, residents said on Tuesday.
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3 Bombings Blamed on Boko Haram Kill 58 in Northeast Nigeria
Three bombings, including one by a female suicide attacker, killed at least 58 people and wounded 139 others in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, in the latest violence blamed on Boko Haram.
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21 dead in Two Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria
At least 21 people were killed in two separate Boko Haram attacks on villages near the key city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, a community leader and a witness said today.
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Chadian Troops Enter Nigeria to Battle Boko Haram
Chadian ground troops on today crossed into Nigeria for the first time as part of an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists, an AFP correspondent saw.
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Nigerian Military Warned Before Major Boko Haram Attacks: Amnesty
Amnesty International on Wednesday claimed that Nigeria's military top brass were warned of brutal Boko Haram attacks on the northeast towns of Baga and Monguno this month but failed to take action.
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Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria Border Town Kills Hundreds: Report
An attack by Boko Haram Islamists in a northeastern Nigerian town on the Cameroon border has killed hundreds of people, a local senator and witnesses said on Wednesday.
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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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Nigerian Girls, Age 8, Blow Themselves Up In Market, Injuring 17
Two little girls approximately seven or eight years old blew themselves up in a northeastern Nigerian market on Sunday, killing themselves and wounding at least 17 others, witnesses said.
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30 Dead In Two Nigeria Village Raids: Vigilantes
At least 30 people have been killed in fresh Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told AFP on Saturday, again calling into question President Muhammadu Buhari's claim that Nigeria had largely defeated the jihadist group.
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Nigeria Soldiers Killed Shiite Children, No Provocation: Human Rights Watch
Nigerian soldiers fired on unarmed Shia children with no provocation before unjustified raids that killed hundreds of the minority group in the West African nation, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kill 8, Kidnap 100 in Cameroon
At least eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on a village near Cameroon's northern border, a local government and a military source said.
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Boko Haram Attacks Prison in Niger, 4 Killed
Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa late on Saturday, military sources said, in an apparent bid to free fellow members of the Nigerian Islamist group held there.
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Nigeria Military Repels Boko Haram Attack in Northeast
Nigeria's military on Saturday repelled a Boko Haram attack on the key northeast city of Maiduguri that saw rocket-propelled grenades fired into homes, witnesses and security sources said.
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Boko Haram Kidnapped Hundreds in Northern Nigeria Town
Boko Haram militants have kidnapped more than 400 women and children from the northern Nigerian town of Damasak that was freed this month by troops from Niger and Chad, residents said on Tuesday.
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3 Bombings Blamed on Boko Haram Kill 58 in Northeast Nigeria
Three bombings, including one by a female suicide attacker, killed at least 58 people and wounded 139 others in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, in the latest violence blamed on Boko Haram.
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21 dead in Two Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria
At least 21 people were killed in two separate Boko Haram attacks on villages near the key city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, a community leader and a witness said today.
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Chadian Troops Enter Nigeria to Battle Boko Haram
Chadian ground troops on today crossed into Nigeria for the first time as part of an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists, an AFP correspondent saw.
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Nigerian Military Warned Before Major Boko Haram Attacks: Amnesty
Amnesty International on Wednesday claimed that Nigeria's military top brass were warned of brutal Boko Haram attacks on the northeast towns of Baga and Monguno this month but failed to take action.
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Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria Border Town Kills Hundreds: Report
An attack by Boko Haram Islamists in a northeastern Nigerian town on the Cameroon border has killed hundreds of people, a local senator and witnesses said on Wednesday.
