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23 Killed, Over 100 Injured In Multiple 'Suicide Attacks' In Nigeria
Multiple explosions staged by suspected suicide bombers rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, police said Tuesday.
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US Strikes Targeted ISIS, Lakurawa Jihadists: Nigeria
US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday.
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Trump Says ISIS Camps Targeted In Nigeria Strikes Were "Decimated"
US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that deadly strikes he ordered on Nigerian jihadists he has accused of persecuting Christians "decimated" their camps.
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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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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 Releases Video Claiming To Show Kidnapped Nigerian Students
The Boko Haram jihadist group released a video on Thursday claiming to show schoolboys who had been kidnapped in northwest Nigeria.
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110 Civilians "Ruthlessly Killed", Several Wounded In Nigeria Attack: UN
A weekend attack on a village in northeast Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group left at least 110 dead, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said Sunday.
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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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The Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls By Boko Haram: A Timeline
Following is a timeline of events since the Boko Haram jihadist group abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in the remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria in 2014.
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23 Killed, Over 100 Injured In Multiple 'Suicide Attacks' In Nigeria
Multiple explosions staged by suspected suicide bombers rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, police said Tuesday.
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US Strikes Targeted ISIS, Lakurawa Jihadists: Nigeria
US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday.
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Trump Says ISIS Camps Targeted In Nigeria Strikes Were "Decimated"
US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that deadly strikes he ordered on Nigerian jihadists he has accused of persecuting Christians "decimated" their camps.
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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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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 Releases Video Claiming To Show Kidnapped Nigerian Students
The Boko Haram jihadist group released a video on Thursday claiming to show schoolboys who had been kidnapped in northwest Nigeria.
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110 Civilians "Ruthlessly Killed", Several Wounded In Nigeria Attack: UN
A weekend attack on a village in northeast Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group left at least 110 dead, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said Sunday.
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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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The Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls By Boko Haram: A Timeline
Following is a timeline of events since the Boko Haram jihadist group abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in the remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria in 2014.
