Boko Haram
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Nigerian Army kills 20 insurgents
World | Nov 17, 2013, 01:39 PM ISTAbuja: The Nigerian Army has said its troops killed 20 Boko Haram suspects in a raid on the insurgents' camp in northeastern Borno state, and destroyed vehicles and 50 motorcycles.The offensive came in response to
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95 killed in operations against Boko Haram in Nigeria
World | Oct 26, 2013, 06:56 AM ISTAbuja: The face-off between Nigeria's Joint Task Force (JTF) in the country'S restive northern region and Boko Haram militants witnessed a bloody encounter in Borno and Yobe states with about 95 militants killed, military said
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Scores dead in Boko Haram 'ambush' in Nigeria
World | Sep 20, 2013, 10:16 AM ISTAbuja: As many as 87 people have been killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria's restive northeastern Borno state, local officials said.Disguised in military uniforms, the militants set up checkpoints outside the
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44 shot dead at Nigeria mosque
World | Aug 13, 2013, 08:25 AM ISTAbuja: At least 44 people have been killed in a shooting at a mosque in Nigeria's Borno state, BBC reported.A group of gunmen, suspected to be from the Islamist group Boko Haram, opened fire at
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At least 20 killed in extremist attack in Nigeria
World | Mar 03, 2013, 11:29 PM ISTMaiduguri,Nigeria, Mar 3: A witness and officials say at least 20 people have been killed in an attack by Islamic extremists on a military base in northeast Nigeria.The attack happened on Sunday in the village
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150 Killed In Militant Sect Attack In Nigeria
World | Nov 06, 2011, 05:20 PM ISTAbuja, Nov 6: At least 150 people were killed in northeast Nigeria after a radical Islamic sect bombed police stations, churches and mosques as it stepped up its campaign to impose Sharia law in Africa's