Nigeria

Nigeria: Female Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 3 in Mafa

Two female suicide bombers killed three civilians and wounded eight in a suspected Boko Haram attack in Borno, northeast Nigeria

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ISWAP killed ‘dozens’ of Nigeria and Chad troops near Baga in July 29 clashes

Clashes between the MNJTF and ISWAP fighters near Baga in northeast Nigeria on Monday left 25 soldiers and at least 40 jihadists dead

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Islamic State claims 25 Nigeria soldiers killed in Benisheikh assault

ISIS said ISWAP fighters killed 25 soldiers in an assault on a military base in Benisheikh in northeast Nigeria's Borno state

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Boko Haram is ‘defeated,’ Nigeria insists, blaming international jihadists for ongoing insurgency

Nigeria's presidency claimed Boko Haram's 10-year-old insurgency had been "defeated" but admitted that international jihadist groups posed a growing threat

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Nigeria: Soldier, 10 Islamic State insurgents killed in Baga, MNJTF says

One soldier was killed in an ISWAP attack in Baga in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria's Borno state that also saw 10 insurgents killed

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks Dalori military base and IDP camp

At least two people were killed when Boko Haram fighters raided a camp near Maiduguri for people displaced by conflict in northeast Nigeria

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Nigeria: Aid convoy driver killed, 6 people missing after ambush near Damasak

An aid convoy driver was killed and six people are missing following an ambush in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, Action Against Hunger said

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Nigeria: Islamic State fighters attack Jakana military base after deadly ambush

Islamic State militants attacked a military base in Jakana town in Nigeria's Borno state after killing six soldiers in an ambush on their vehicle nearby

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Islamic State claims ISWAP repelled Nigeria military in Damboa LGA

ISIS claimed ISWAP fighters fought off a Nigerian military assault in the Damboa area of Borno state

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Nigeria civilians killed in Gajigana airstrike targeting ISWAP

At least 13 civilians were reported killed in an air raid as the Nigerian military repelled an ISWAP assault in Gajigana in Borno state

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