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Gunmen Kill 10 Soldiers In Nigeria: Army
Gunmen killed 10 Nigerian soldiers and an officer in central Benue state, the army said today.
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Nigerian Army Uses Donald Trump's Video To Justify Shooting Protesters
Nigeria's army on Friday posted a video of US President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify opening fire on a Shiite group this week.
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Watch Macron Loosen Up On Nigeria Trip With Visit To Legendary Nightclub
In 1977, Nigerian soldiers burned down the legendary concert hall where Fela Kuti performed his protest music that popularized the Afrobeat genre and earned him millions of loyal followers around the world.
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Soldiers 'Rescued' Women, Then Starved And Raped Them, Amnesty International Says
As the Nigerian military reclaimed territory from Boko Haram extremists, troops also opened fire on civilians, forcibly separated them from their families and burned down their homes, according to a report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday.
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Two Teenage Girl 'Bombers' Shot Dead In Nigeria
Two teenage girls wearing explosive vests were shot dead by soldiers in a town in north eastern Nigeria just days after a blast killed 14 worshippers, militia sources told AFP on Tuesday.
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5 Killed In Boko Haram Ambush In Northeast Nigeria: Report
Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian troops in the country's restive northeast, leaving three soldiers and two terrorists dead, military and vigilante sources told AFP Tuesday.
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1 Abducted Chibok Schoolgirl Found By Soldiers: Nigerian Army
One of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist terrorists group Boko Haram from their school in northeast Nigeria's Chibok in 2014 has been found by soldiers, a Nigerian army spokesman said on Saturday.
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Court-Martial Gives Soldier 3 Years' Jail For Mutilating Boy
A Nigerian court-martial has sentenced a soldier to three years' jail for meting out punishment that left a 10-year-old without the use of his hands. One hand was amputated.
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Nigerian Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack: Spokesman
Nigerian troops have thwarted a Boko Haram attack in the country's volatile northeast, killing 16 insurgents while 12 soldiers were wounded, an army spokesman said Monday.
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At Least 27 Boko Haram Fighters Killed Across Border By Cameroon Soldiers
Cameroon soldiers killed at least 27 Boko Haram fighters after launching a cross-border operation in the Nigerian locality of Goshi that also resulted in the death of one soldier, a senior military official said.
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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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Nigeria Commutes Troops' Death Sentences For Refusing To Face Boko Haram
Nigerian military has commuted the death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for mutiny over claims they refused to fight Boko Haram Islamists, a spokesman said today.
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Nigeria Reinstates 3,000 Soldiers Dismissed Over Boko Haram War
The Nigerian army said Thursday it had reinstated some 3,000 soldiers who were dismissed for alleged indiscipline in the battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram in Disarray as Government Forces Advance
Boko Haram is fracturing as shortages of weapons and fuel foment tensions between its foot soldiers and leaders, women rescued from the Islamist jihadi fighters by Nigerian troops told Reuters.
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Boko Haram Retakes Northeastern Town From Nigerian Army: Witnesses
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have forced hundreds of soldiers to flee Marte, a border town along the shores of the Lake Chad, a local official and witnesses said Friday.
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Gunmen Kill 10 Soldiers In Nigeria: Army
Gunmen killed 10 Nigerian soldiers and an officer in central Benue state, the army said today.
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Nigerian Army Uses Donald Trump's Video To Justify Shooting Protesters
Nigeria's army on Friday posted a video of US President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify opening fire on a Shiite group this week.
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Watch Macron Loosen Up On Nigeria Trip With Visit To Legendary Nightclub
In 1977, Nigerian soldiers burned down the legendary concert hall where Fela Kuti performed his protest music that popularized the Afrobeat genre and earned him millions of loyal followers around the world.
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Soldiers 'Rescued' Women, Then Starved And Raped Them, Amnesty International Says
As the Nigerian military reclaimed territory from Boko Haram extremists, troops also opened fire on civilians, forcibly separated them from their families and burned down their homes, according to a report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday.
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Two Teenage Girl 'Bombers' Shot Dead In Nigeria
Two teenage girls wearing explosive vests were shot dead by soldiers in a town in north eastern Nigeria just days after a blast killed 14 worshippers, militia sources told AFP on Tuesday.
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5 Killed In Boko Haram Ambush In Northeast Nigeria: Report
Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian troops in the country's restive northeast, leaving three soldiers and two terrorists dead, military and vigilante sources told AFP Tuesday.
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1 Abducted Chibok Schoolgirl Found By Soldiers: Nigerian Army
One of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist terrorists group Boko Haram from their school in northeast Nigeria's Chibok in 2014 has been found by soldiers, a Nigerian army spokesman said on Saturday.
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Court-Martial Gives Soldier 3 Years' Jail For Mutilating Boy
A Nigerian court-martial has sentenced a soldier to three years' jail for meting out punishment that left a 10-year-old without the use of his hands. One hand was amputated.
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Nigerian Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack: Spokesman
Nigerian troops have thwarted a Boko Haram attack in the country's volatile northeast, killing 16 insurgents while 12 soldiers were wounded, an army spokesman said Monday.
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At Least 27 Boko Haram Fighters Killed Across Border By Cameroon Soldiers
Cameroon soldiers killed at least 27 Boko Haram fighters after launching a cross-border operation in the Nigerian locality of Goshi that also resulted in the death of one soldier, a senior military official said.
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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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Nigeria Commutes Troops' Death Sentences For Refusing To Face Boko Haram
Nigerian military has commuted the death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for mutiny over claims they refused to fight Boko Haram Islamists, a spokesman said today.
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Nigeria Reinstates 3,000 Soldiers Dismissed Over Boko Haram War
The Nigerian army said Thursday it had reinstated some 3,000 soldiers who were dismissed for alleged indiscipline in the battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram in Disarray as Government Forces Advance
Boko Haram is fracturing as shortages of weapons and fuel foment tensions between its foot soldiers and leaders, women rescued from the Islamist jihadi fighters by Nigerian troops told Reuters.
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Boko Haram Retakes Northeastern Town From Nigerian Army: Witnesses
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have forced hundreds of soldiers to flee Marte, a border town along the shores of the Lake Chad, a local official and witnesses said Friday.
