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Feb- 2021 -5 FebruaryAfrica
Nigeria Troops Overrun ISWAP Jihadist Camps in Northeast
Nigerian troops backed by jets have taken control of several camps of IS-linked jihadists, with two senior commanders escaping after several other ranking militants were killed.
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2 FebruaryAfrica
North Nigeria City in Dark for Week After ISWAP Sabotages Supply Lines
Residents of the northeastern Nigerian city Maiduguri have been struggling with a power blackout for a week after ISWAP blew up supply lines, causing water shortages and disrupting businesses and daily life.
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Jan- 2021 -28 JanuaryAfrica
Huge Challenges Await Nigeria’s New Military Chiefs
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's sudden replacement of his top military commanders may be a welcome change in a country frustrated over a decade-long insurgency, but on the ground, soldiers face a complex mix of conflicts.
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18 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria Army Retakes Military Base in Borno From ISWAP Jihadists
Nigerian troops regained control of a military base in the northeast hours after it was seized by jihadists, sources told AFP on Sunday.
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13 JanuaryAfrica
ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills Six Nigerian Troops in Borno: Military
Six Nigerian soldiers were killed when a jihadist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into them during a clash in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, two military sources said Tuesday.
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11 JanuaryAfrica
ISWAP Jihadists Kill 13 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria
Thirteen soldiers have died in an ambush by jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group in volatile northeastern Nigeria.
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8 JanuaryAfrica
Jihadist Attack Kills 13 in Northern Cameroon
Thirteen civilians, eight of them children, died Friday when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a jihadist attack on a village in northern Cameroon, a traditional chief and a police officer said.
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4 JanuaryAfrica
Three Killed in Suspected Jihadist Attack in Cameroon
Jihadists crossing from Nigeria killed three members of a village self-defense force Monday in northern Cameroon, the local mayor said.
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4 JanuaryAfrica
100 Dead in Attacks on Two Western Niger Villages
"Terrorists" killed around 100 people in two villages in western Niger on Saturday, the latest in a string of civilian massacres that have rocked the jihadist-plagued Tillaberi region.
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Dec- 2020 -28 DecemberAfrica
At Least 10 Dead in Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria’s Borno State
Boko Haram killed at least 10 people including four security personnel in raids on three villages in northeast Nigeria, local and security sources said Sunday.
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