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Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gudumbali

Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province faction of Boko Haram attacked a military base in Gudumbali but there were no reports of casualties

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Nigeria soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast near Gamboru

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion between Gamboru and Logomani in Borno state, near the border with Cameroon, military sources said

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Civilians killed as Nigeria troops battle Boko Haram in Jakana

Three civilians were killed after Nigerian soldiers intercepted Boko Haram fighters near a military base in Jakana in Borno state, triggering a gun battle

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Boko Haram attacks Nigeria army bases in Bama and Rann

Soldiers have fought off attempts by Boko Haram fighters to overrun two army bases in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attacks to hit the region

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks military bases in Gudumbali and Mallam Fatori

Boko Haram jihadists attacked military bases in Gudumbali and Mallam Fatori in Nigeria's restive northeast Borno state, killing one soldier and injuring several others

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Nigeria: Boko Haram kill 2 in Yobe state raid, injure 5 in suicide attack in Maiduguri

Boko Haram militants killed two soldiers in a gun attack in Buni Gari in Nigeria's Yobe state, and injured five militia members in a suicide bomb attack in Borno state capital Maiduguri

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ISIS claims 8 Nigeria soldiers killed in attack near Gamboru in the Lake Chad area

Islamic State claimed eight Nigerian Army soldiers were killed and 17 wounded in an attack near Gamboru in the Lake Chad area, close to the border with Cameroon

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Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Arege near Lake Chad

Boko Haram militants attacked a military base in Arege village near Lake Chad in northeast Nigeria, killing at least one soldier

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Boko Haram overruns Nigeria army base near Lake Chad

Boko Haram killed three soldiers in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state near Lake Chad

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Boko Haram targets 3 Nigeria military bases in series of Borno state attacks

Boko Haram attacked three military bases in northeast Nigeria over the weekend, putting the spotlight on insecurity just three months before elections

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