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Chad: Boko Haram kills 23 soldiers in Dangdala attack

Twenty-three soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Dangdala, the deadliest Boko Haram attack on the military in Chad

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Niger says army killed 33 Boko Haram fighters in Lake Chad region

Niger said it had killed 33 Boko Haram "terrorists" and seized vehicles and weapons in an operation in the Lake Chad region in the country's southeast

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Seven Niger soldiers, dozens of militants killed in Boko Haram attack in Diffa region

Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the Boko Haram jihadist group in Gueskerou in the Diffa region of southeastern Niger

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Boko Haram kills four Nigeria troops in assault on Buni Yadi military base

Four Nigerian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Buni Yadi, the latest in a string in northern Nigeria and southern Niger

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G5 Sahel leaders again call for UN assistance to fund Joint Force

Five nations waging a battle against militants in Africa's Sahel region again asked for UN funding and other aid to help tackle the cross-border jihadist insurgency

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US gives control center to Niger for Boko Haram operations

The US turned over a communications and operations center to the Niger army to help the African nation battle Boko Haram

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Boko Haram kills 6 in Toumour near Niger-Nigeria border

Boko Haram militants shot dead six people in Toumour commune in the Diffa region of southern Niger, near the border with Nigeria, a local official said

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Boko Haram kills 4 in Bosso near Niger-Nigeria border

Boko Haram militants shot dead at least four people in the Niger town of Bosso near the border with Nigeria

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Niger’s army kills more than 200 Boko Haram fighters in offensive near Nigeria border

Niger's army killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants near the southeast border with Nigeria in days of land and air raids, the defense ministry said

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10 troops killed in Niger-Nigeria joint operation against ‘bandits’ in Maradi region

Five Nigerien and five Nigerian troops were killed in the Maradi region on Niger's border with Nigeria in a joint operation against "bandits"

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