Boko Haram

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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Nigeria troops repel ISWAP attack on Goniri base in Yobe state, army says

Nigerian troops have thwarted an Islamic State attack on a military formation in Yobe state, killing dozens of fighters, the army said

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Chad soldiers killed in apparent Islamic State attack near N’Gouboua

At least seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in an apparent Islamic State ambush in the N'Gouboua area near Lake Chad

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Islamic State claims 12 Nigeria soldiers killed in Gajiram attack

ISIS claimed 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed when fighters from its ISWAP affiliate attacked a military base in Gajiram in the northeastern Borno state

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Nigeria: Dozens killed in Boko Haram triple suicide bombing in Konduga, Borno state

A triple suicide bombing by Boko Haram killed 30 people in the northeastern Nigerian town of Konduga, emergency services said

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Islamic State attacks Nigeria military base in Kareto, killing commander

Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate attacked a military base in the northern Borno state town of Kareto

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Attacks foiled in Niamey and Diffa, Niger defense ministry says

Security forces in Niger foiled three weekend attacks in the capital Niamey and in the southeastern city of Diffa, the government said

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Islamic State fighters attack Nigeria military bases in Lake Chad area

Islamic State militants carried out attacks on Nigerian military bases in Marte, Kirenowa and Dikwa in the Lake Chad area over the weekend

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Nigeria: More than 9,000 Sabon Gari residents relocated to Damboa, IOM says

Nigeria's army has relocated more than 9,000 people from Sabon Gari to Damboa in Borno state, the International Organization for Migration said

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Chad journalist and soldiers killed near N’Gounboua after Boko Haram attack

At least four Chadian soldiers and a television reporter were killed when their vehicle hit a mine near N'Gounboua in eastern Chad's Lake province

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