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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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"I Saw Corpses Of My Friends": Farmers Beheaded In Violence-Hit Nigeria
Islamist militants have beheaded at least 10 farmers in Nigeria's northern state of Borno after attacking their farms, residents said on Monday.
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ISIS Says It Beheaded Christian Captives In Nigeria
ISIS released a video purporting to show its militants beheading 10 Christian men in Nigeria, saying it was part of a campaign to avenge the deaths of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and its spokesman.
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Nearly 50 More Chibok Girls Released From Boko Haram: Nigeria
Up to 50 Chibok schoolgirls were released by Islamist Boko Haram militants on Saturday after more than three years in captivity, a Nigerian government spokesman said, the largest group yet to be freed after years of tense negotiations.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Largest Ethnic Group In Nigeria's Delta Says President Muhammadu Buhari Must Get Involved In Talks
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari needs to "stop deceiving" people about any talks with militants in the Niger Delta and get personally involved, the largest ethnic group in the region said today.
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Nigeria Oil Pipeline Bombed Causing Massive Spills
Militants bombed a state-run oil pipeline in southern Nigeria Monday causing massive spills, in the latest attack on the country's oil infrastructure, said an industry official.
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First Of Nigerian Girls Kidnapped By Boko Haram Found
The first of more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants from Chibok in northeast Nigeria for over two years has been found, a parents' spokesman told Thomson Reuters Foundation today.
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Nigeria Discusses Boko Haram With Western Countries At International Summit
Nigeria was hosting talks on Boko Haram with regional and Western powers today, as the United Nations warned of the militants' ties to ISIS group and its threat to African security.
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Most Americans Support Torture Against Terror Suspects: Poll
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe torture can be justified to extract information from suspected terrorists, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, a level of support similar to that seen in countries like Nigeria where militant attacks are common.
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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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"I Saw Corpses Of My Friends": Farmers Beheaded In Violence-Hit Nigeria
Islamist militants have beheaded at least 10 farmers in Nigeria's northern state of Borno after attacking their farms, residents said on Monday.
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ISIS Says It Beheaded Christian Captives In Nigeria
ISIS released a video purporting to show its militants beheading 10 Christian men in Nigeria, saying it was part of a campaign to avenge the deaths of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and its spokesman.
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Nearly 50 More Chibok Girls Released From Boko Haram: Nigeria
Up to 50 Chibok schoolgirls were released by Islamist Boko Haram militants on Saturday after more than three years in captivity, a Nigerian government spokesman said, the largest group yet to be freed after years of tense negotiations.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Largest Ethnic Group In Nigeria's Delta Says President Muhammadu Buhari Must Get Involved In Talks
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari needs to "stop deceiving" people about any talks with militants in the Niger Delta and get personally involved, the largest ethnic group in the region said today.
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Nigeria Oil Pipeline Bombed Causing Massive Spills
Militants bombed a state-run oil pipeline in southern Nigeria Monday causing massive spills, in the latest attack on the country's oil infrastructure, said an industry official.
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First Of Nigerian Girls Kidnapped By Boko Haram Found
The first of more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants from Chibok in northeast Nigeria for over two years has been found, a parents' spokesman told Thomson Reuters Foundation today.
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Nigeria Discusses Boko Haram With Western Countries At International Summit
Nigeria was hosting talks on Boko Haram with regional and Western powers today, as the United Nations warned of the militants' ties to ISIS group and its threat to African security.
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Most Americans Support Torture Against Terror Suspects: Poll
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe torture can be justified to extract information from suspected terrorists, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, a level of support similar to that seen in countries like Nigeria where militant attacks are common.
