Boko Haram

Niger Says Army Killed 40 Jihadists on Lake Chad Islands

The Niger government said that the army had killed around 40 Boko Haram jihadists in overnight fighting on islets in Lake Chad.

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Jihadists Kill 30 in Northeast Nigeria: Sources

Jihadists have killed 30 men in a revenge attack after their commanders died in military air strikes in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, two militia leaders said.

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Jihadists Kill Seven Villagers in Northeast Nigeria

Jihadists attacked a village in northeast Nigeria, killing seven people, shortly after the UN chief arrived in the troubled region.

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Multinational Force Says 20 Jihadists Killed in Lake Chad Basin

Troops from a west African military force killed some 20 jihadists in three days during an operation in the Lake Chad basin, the coalition said Sunday.

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Nigerian Airstrikes Kill 70 ‘Terrorists’

Nigeria's airforce said that it had killed more than 70 Islamic State-affiliated fighters in the north of the country, at the border with Niger.

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Dozens Dead After Gunmen Ransack Central Nigerian Villages

Gunmen raided and ransacked a group of villages in central Nigeria, in one of the worst attacks this year blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs.

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Is the Tucano Aircraft a Game Changer in Nigeria’s Terrorism Fight?

Commentators increasingly see the A-29 Super Tucano as a game changer in Nigeria's fight against ISWAP and Boko Haram terrorists.

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Five MSF Workers Kidnapped in Cameroon: Local Official, MSF

Five workers with the French medical charity MSF have been kidnapped in Cameroon's Far North.

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Jihadists Kill Five Soldiers in Lake Chad Region

Five Chadian soldiers have been killed by jihadists in the Lake Chad region.

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18 Civilians Feared Killed Near Niger’s Border With Mali

Eighteen civilians have been killed in two suspected jihadist attacks in the west of Niger near the Sahel nation's border with Mali, the government said.

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