Boko Haram

Boko Haram Cameroon Attack Kills Five Soldiers, Civilian: Govt

Boko Haram Islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country.

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Nigerian Bandits Release 28 Kidnapped Students

Gunmen who seized 121 students at a high school in northwestern Nigeria in early July have released 28 of them.

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Nigeria Receives Six Warplanes From US to Fight Insurgency

Nigeria has received six of 12 turboprop light attack aircraft from the United States to help fight mounting insecurity.

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Four Nigerian Soldiers Killed in Botched ISWAP Jihadist Attack

Jihadists have killed four Nigerian soldiers in a botched attack on an army base in the volatile northeast near the Cameroon border, two military sources said Monday.

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Two Killed in Niger as Troops Foil Jihadist Attack

Two villagers were killed during a raid in Niger's troubled south as troops repulsed an attack by jihadists in another area, security sources said Wednesday.

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Boko Haram Leader ‘Kills Self’ in Fight With ISWAP Jihadists

Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province, according to audio obtained from the group Sunday.

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Nigeria’s Boko Haram Leader ‘Badly Wounded’: Sources

Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists.

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Five Villagers Killed in Niger Eid Attack

Five people were killed on Wednesday in an attack on a village in the western Tillaberi region of Niger, near the border with Mali.

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Nigeria Repels Boko Haram Attack on Northeastern City of Maiduguri

Nigerian troops repelled an incursion by Boko Haram jihadists into the northeastern city of Maiduguri late on Tuesday, killing five insurgents, military sources and residents said.

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Nigeria Jihadists Attack Two Army Bases, 8 Killed

Nigerian jihadists have attacked two army bases in the restive northeast, overrunning one camp and killing at least eight people, military sources said on Sunday.

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