Nigeria

Boko Haram factions attack Sajeri and Auno as Buhari acknowledges setbacks

At least three people were killed in two attacks by both factions of Boko Haram as Nigeria's president acknowledged setbacks in the fight against the nine-year insurgency.

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Nigeria soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on convoy near Banki, close to Cameroon border

At least two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a convoy near Banki, close to the border with Cameroon

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Five crew killed in Nigeria Mi-35 helicopter crash near Damasak as ISIS claims Yobe state attacks

All five crew members aboard a Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 helicopter gunship were killed when the aircraft crashed near Damasak in northern 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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Nigeria army masses in Monguno, moves to clear Boko Haram from Baga

Nigerian troops are massing in Monguno in preparation for an offensive in Baga which was attacked by ISWA militants last week

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Boko Haram sacks two Nigeria military bases near Baga on Lake Chad

Boko Haram sacked a naval base and a Multinational Joint Task Force post near Baga in the Lake Chad area of northeast Nigeria

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Nigeria troops, police officer killed in Boko Haram attack near Damaturu

More than a dozen military and police personnel were killed near Damaturu in northeastern Nigeria in an attack blamed on Islamic State West Africa Province

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Nigeria soldier killed in Boko Haram attack near Monguno

One Nigerian soldier was killed and another injured in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Mairari, near the garrison town of Monguno in Borno state

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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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