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Boko Haram Leader In New Video Says Group Safe, Not Crushed
Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim that the jihadist group had been routed from its Sambisa Forest stronghold.
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Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari Says Terror Group Boko Haram Have No Place To Hide
Nigeria's army has captured a key Boko Haram camp, the Islamist terrorist group's last enclave in the vast northeastern Sambisa forest that was its stronghold, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday.
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Nigerian Troops Rescue 338 People Held by Boko Haram: Army
Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mainly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamists around the group's Sambisa forest stronghold in the restive northeast, the army said today.
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Boko Haram Hand Suspected After 11 Killed in North East Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed 11 people during attacks on three villages in the northeast Nigerian state of Adamawa, a lawmaker and local official said today.
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Suicide Bomber Dies in Botched Attack in Nigeria
A suspected Boko Haram bomber was killed and a security guard was wounded Saturday in a botched suicide attack on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, vigilantes told AFP.
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Suspected Boko Haram Attack Kills 'At Least 25' in North Eastern Nigeria
At least 25 people were killed in new suspected Boko Haram attacks in north eastern Nigeria, with many villagers also forced to flee their homes, residents said today.
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Nigerian Military Claims Fresh Success Against Boko Haram
Nigeria's military on Sunday claimed it had overrun 10 Boko Haram camps in the group's Sambisa Forest stronghold, a day after the Islamists struck at a crowded bus station in the northeast, killing seven.
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After Surviving Boko Haram, Returnees Face Hunger in Nigerian Towns
Since Nigeria's army began clearing large areas of the country's northeast from Boko Haram, some of the 1.5 million internally displaced people have started returning home. But thousands could now face severe food shortages as reconstruction lags behind.
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5 Killed in Boko Haram Attack on Niger Village
At least five people were killed when militants from Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist group attacked a village in southwestern Niger, two Niger military officers said on 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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Nigerian Forces Invade Last Known Stronghold of Boko Haram
Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram's last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday, in an effort to finally defeat their six-year-old insurgency, two military sources said.
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Boko Haram Leader In New Video Says Group Safe, Not Crushed
Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim that the jihadist group had been routed from its Sambisa Forest stronghold.
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Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari Says Terror Group Boko Haram Have No Place To Hide
Nigeria's army has captured a key Boko Haram camp, the Islamist terrorist group's last enclave in the vast northeastern Sambisa forest that was its stronghold, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday.
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Nigerian Troops Rescue 338 People Held by Boko Haram: Army
Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mainly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamists around the group's Sambisa forest stronghold in the restive northeast, the army said today.
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Boko Haram Hand Suspected After 11 Killed in North East Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed 11 people during attacks on three villages in the northeast Nigerian state of Adamawa, a lawmaker and local official said today.
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Suicide Bomber Dies in Botched Attack in Nigeria
A suspected Boko Haram bomber was killed and a security guard was wounded Saturday in a botched suicide attack on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, vigilantes told AFP.
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Suspected Boko Haram Attack Kills 'At Least 25' in North Eastern Nigeria
At least 25 people were killed in new suspected Boko Haram attacks in north eastern Nigeria, with many villagers also forced to flee their homes, residents said today.
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Nigerian Military Claims Fresh Success Against Boko Haram
Nigeria's military on Sunday claimed it had overrun 10 Boko Haram camps in the group's Sambisa Forest stronghold, a day after the Islamists struck at a crowded bus station in the northeast, killing seven.
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After Surviving Boko Haram, Returnees Face Hunger in Nigerian Towns
Since Nigeria's army began clearing large areas of the country's northeast from Boko Haram, some of the 1.5 million internally displaced people have started returning home. But thousands could now face severe food shortages as reconstruction lags behind.
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5 Killed in Boko Haram Attack on Niger Village
At least five people were killed when militants from Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist group attacked a village in southwestern Niger, two Niger military officers said on 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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Nigerian Forces Invade Last Known Stronghold of Boko Haram
Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram's last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday, in an effort to finally defeat their six-year-old insurgency, two military sources said.
