Nigeria

Nigeria Jihadist Surrenders Spark Debate Over War Strategy

Images of bedraggled jihadists and families surrendering to the military have sparked debate over the Nigerian army's claims of success in its long war.

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Nigerian Gunmen Free 15 More Abducted Baptist Students

Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students in northwestern Nigeria have released 15 more of the hostages after collecting ransom.

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Seven Killed in Attack at Shell Facility in Nigeria

Seven people have been killed in an attack on a convoy transporting workers to a Shell oil and gas project in Nigeria's southeast.

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115 Killed in Military Crackdown in Nigeria: Amnesty

Amnesty International accused Nigerian security forces of using excessive force and killing at least 115 people in a crackdown on separatist agitators in the country's restive southeast.

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Boko Haram Cameroon Attack Kills Five Soldiers, Civilian: Govt

Boko Haram Islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country.

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Nigerian Bandits Release 28 Kidnapped Students

Gunmen who seized 121 students at a high school in northwestern Nigeria in early July have released 28 of them.

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Nigeria Receives Six Warplanes From US to Fight Insurgency

Nigeria has received six of 12 turboprop light attack aircraft from the United States to help fight mounting insecurity.

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13 Policemen Killed in Northwest Nigeria

Thirteen policemen were killed in an ambush by cattle thieves in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state.

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Bandits Kill 18 in Northwest Nigeria Raid

Armed attackers known as bandits have killed 18 people in a raid on a village in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state.

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Two Killed in Niger as Troops Foil Jihadist Attack

Two villagers were killed during a raid in Niger's troubled south as troops repulsed an attack by jihadists in another area, security sources said Wednesday.

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