Boko Haram
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Aug- 2018 -4 August
Nigeria Air Force strikes Boko Haram ‘hideout’ as attack on village kills five people
The Nigerian Air Force struck a Boko Haram "hideout" in the northern Borno state, while at least five people were killed and a village razed in an attack blamed on the group
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Jul- 2018 -27 July
Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base near Maiduguri
Boko Haram fighters aboard dozens of vehicles raided a base near a key city in northeast Nigeria, in their latest assault on the security forces, police and local militia said
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23 July
Suicide bomber targets mosque in northeast Nigeria, killing eight
Eight people were killed at a mosque in northeast Nigeria when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, a civilian militia member and a local resident said
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20 July
Cameroon arrests soldiers accused of executing women and children
Four Cameroonian soldiers suspected of shooting dead four women and children have been arrested, according to reports
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19 July
Boko Haram ambushes Nigerian military convoy, killing six traders
Boko Haram fighters killed six traders when they ambushed a convoy of lorries under military escort in northeast Nigeria
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9 July
Nigerian Army releases 183 children cleared of Boko Haram ties
Nigeria's armed forces released 183 children from administrative custody after clearing them of ties to Boko Haram insurgents
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Jun- 2018 -21 June
Female suicide bombers target army base in northeast Nigeria
Fifteen people were injured when two female suicide bombers targeted the edge of a military barracks in northeast Nigeria, a police spokesperson said
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14 June
Could mining offer a ‘third way’ for Nigeria to cool a simmering conflict?
The development of mining in Nigeria’s Benue state could give herders and farmers a ‘third way’ to make a livelihood and reduce conflict
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May- 2018 -6 May
Government officials, soldier killed in Boko Haram attack on Lake Chad island
Six people were killed, including four government officials and a soldier, in Boko Haram attack on a Chadian army checkpoint on an island in Lake Chad, a military source told AFP
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3 May
US hands 2 C-208 reconnaissance aircraft to Chad
The United States formally handed over to Chad two Cessna C-208B light reconnaissance aircraft intended to help its forces fight a jihadist insurgency
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