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Boko Haram Jihadists Briefly Seize Town on Cameroon Border
Boko Haram Islamists on Friday briefly seized control of a town in the far north of Cameroon which lies on the border with Nigeria, but withdrew when the army arrived, Cameroonian security sources said.
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Boko Haram Burns Nigerian Town as Troops Advance
Boko Haram Islamists have set fire to homes in Nigeria's northeast town of Bama that are under their control, forcing residents to flee as troops advance to recapture it, witnesses said Sunday.
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Chad, Niger Soldiers Killed as Boko Haram Loses Nigerian Towns
About 15 soldiers from Chad and Niger died in fighting to take control of two towns in northern Nigeria from Boko Haram, the first gains against the militants in a joint offensive launched at the weekend, military sources said on Monday.
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Fighter Jets Bomb Nigeria Town Held by Boko Haram, Say Witnesses
Fighter jets have bombed the northeast Nigerian border town of Malam Fatori, controlled by Boko Haram Islamists, witnesses told AFP on Thursday.
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New Video Shows Scenes Inside 'Boko Haram-Controlled Town'
A new Boko Haram video obtained by AFP on Sunday shows militants on an armoured vehicle parading down a road in an unidentified town they apparently control and the group's leader Abubakar Shekau preaching to locals.
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Boko Haram Seizes Town on Nigeria, Cameroon Border: Police
Boko Haram has seized control of a Nigerian town after soldiers deployed there fled to take refuge across the border in nearby Cameroon, a police source said Tuesday.
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Boko Haram Takes Over Another Nigeria Town: Witnesses, Official
Boko Haram has seized control of a town in northeastern Nigeria, the latest to fall into Islamist hands in the crisis-hit region, witnesses and a local official said on Thursday.
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Boko Haram Jihadists Briefly Seize Town on Cameroon Border
Boko Haram Islamists on Friday briefly seized control of a town in the far north of Cameroon which lies on the border with Nigeria, but withdrew when the army arrived, Cameroonian security sources said.
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Boko Haram Burns Nigerian Town as Troops Advance
Boko Haram Islamists have set fire to homes in Nigeria's northeast town of Bama that are under their control, forcing residents to flee as troops advance to recapture it, witnesses said Sunday.
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Chad, Niger Soldiers Killed as Boko Haram Loses Nigerian Towns
About 15 soldiers from Chad and Niger died in fighting to take control of two towns in northern Nigeria from Boko Haram, the first gains against the militants in a joint offensive launched at the weekend, military sources said on Monday.
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Fighter Jets Bomb Nigeria Town Held by Boko Haram, Say Witnesses
Fighter jets have bombed the northeast Nigerian border town of Malam Fatori, controlled by Boko Haram Islamists, witnesses told AFP on Thursday.
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New Video Shows Scenes Inside 'Boko Haram-Controlled Town'
A new Boko Haram video obtained by AFP on Sunday shows militants on an armoured vehicle parading down a road in an unidentified town they apparently control and the group's leader Abubakar Shekau preaching to locals.
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Boko Haram Seizes Town on Nigeria, Cameroon Border: Police
Boko Haram has seized control of a Nigerian town after soldiers deployed there fled to take refuge across the border in nearby Cameroon, a police source said Tuesday.
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Boko Haram Takes Over Another Nigeria Town: Witnesses, Official
Boko Haram has seized control of a town in northeastern Nigeria, the latest to fall into Islamist hands in the crisis-hit region, witnesses and a local official said on Thursday.
