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Donors Pledge $250 Million To Fight Boko Haram
Despite offensives by the regional force with troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, the Islamist jihadists maintain strongholds in areas that are difficult to access.
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Cameroon Army Kills 100 Boko Haram Fighters, Frees 900 Hostages: Ministry
Cameroon troops killed around 100 Boko Haram Islamist fighters from Nigeria, freed almost 900 hostages and seized ISIS flags last week, the defence ministry said today.
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Twin Suicide Attacks Kill 5 People in North Cameroon: Sources
Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated two suicide bombs in a village in northern Cameroon on Saturday afternoon, killing at least five people, security sources and an official told Reuters.
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Boko Haram Fighters Die in Clashes With Cameroon Army
At least 17 fighters from the Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram have died in clashes with Cameroon troops in the border town of Amchide, informed sources said Tuesday.
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Cameroon Pledges 2,500 Troops for Regional Boko Haram Force
Cameroon will send nearly 2,500 soldiers to join a west African regional force to fight Boko Haram Islamists that will number 8,700 men, the defence minister said Friday.
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Cameroon Deploys 2,000 Extra Troops to Fight Boko Haram
Cameroon will send about 2,000 military reinforcements to the north to fight Boko Haram, the Nigerian jihadist movement behind bloody cross-border raids and suicide bombings, state television said today.
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Nigerian Soldiers Recapture 2 Towns From Boko Haram
Nigerian soldiers recaptured two towns from Boko Haram on Monday as US and regional troops began war games in neighbouring Chad in a growing international campaign to counter the Islamist group.
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Boko Haram Militants Attack Chad Troops in Nigerian Town
Militants from Islamist group Boko Haram attacked Chadian army positions in Gambaru, a town in northeastern Nigeria, today, and were beaten back, Chadian military sources said.
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Niger Approves Sending Troops to Nigeria to Fight Boko Haram
Niger's parliament has unanimously approved sending troops to northern Nigeria as part of a regional offensive against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram that has launched several cross-border attacks in recent days.
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8,700-Strong African Deployment to Fight Boko Haram
Nigeria and its four neighbouring nations on Saturday pledged to deploy 8,700 troops, police and civilians as part of a regional effort to fight Boko Haram militants.
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Niger Troops to Join Regional Fight Against Boko Haram
Niger is set to send troops to Nigeria for the multi-national battle against Boko Haram after scores of people were killed in a fresh onslaught by the Islamist fighters in a key border town.
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Chad Forces Killed 120 Boko Haram Militants in Cameroon
Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighbouring Cameroon that began when the insurgents attacked its troops, the army said in a statement on Saturday, adding that three of its soldiers were killed.
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UN Chief Backs Regional African Force to Fight Boko Haram
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today gave his backing to an African Union proposal to set up a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants.
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Cameroon Says Chad to Send Large Military Contingent to Fight Boko Haram
Chad will send a large number of troops to neighbouring Cameroon to help it fight increasing incursions from Boko Haram Islamist militants attacking from Nigeria, the Central African nation's president said on Thursday.
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Nigerian Air Force Plane Missing in Far Northeast: Military
A Nigerian Air Force jet has been missing for two days after disappearing in the country's far northeast, where troops are fighting Boko Haram insurgents, the military said on Sunday.
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Donors Pledge $250 Million To Fight Boko Haram
Despite offensives by the regional force with troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, the Islamist jihadists maintain strongholds in areas that are difficult to access.
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Cameroon Army Kills 100 Boko Haram Fighters, Frees 900 Hostages: Ministry
Cameroon troops killed around 100 Boko Haram Islamist fighters from Nigeria, freed almost 900 hostages and seized ISIS flags last week, the defence ministry said today.
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Twin Suicide Attacks Kill 5 People in North Cameroon: Sources
Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated two suicide bombs in a village in northern Cameroon on Saturday afternoon, killing at least five people, security sources and an official told Reuters.
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Boko Haram Fighters Die in Clashes With Cameroon Army
At least 17 fighters from the Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram have died in clashes with Cameroon troops in the border town of Amchide, informed sources said Tuesday.
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Cameroon Pledges 2,500 Troops for Regional Boko Haram Force
Cameroon will send nearly 2,500 soldiers to join a west African regional force to fight Boko Haram Islamists that will number 8,700 men, the defence minister said Friday.
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Cameroon Deploys 2,000 Extra Troops to Fight Boko Haram
Cameroon will send about 2,000 military reinforcements to the north to fight Boko Haram, the Nigerian jihadist movement behind bloody cross-border raids and suicide bombings, state television said today.
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Nigerian Soldiers Recapture 2 Towns From Boko Haram
Nigerian soldiers recaptured two towns from Boko Haram on Monday as US and regional troops began war games in neighbouring Chad in a growing international campaign to counter the Islamist group.
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Boko Haram Militants Attack Chad Troops in Nigerian Town
Militants from Islamist group Boko Haram attacked Chadian army positions in Gambaru, a town in northeastern Nigeria, today, and were beaten back, Chadian military sources said.
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Niger Approves Sending Troops to Nigeria to Fight Boko Haram
Niger's parliament has unanimously approved sending troops to northern Nigeria as part of a regional offensive against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram that has launched several cross-border attacks in recent days.
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8,700-Strong African Deployment to Fight Boko Haram
Nigeria and its four neighbouring nations on Saturday pledged to deploy 8,700 troops, police and civilians as part of a regional effort to fight Boko Haram militants.
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Niger Troops to Join Regional Fight Against Boko Haram
Niger is set to send troops to Nigeria for the multi-national battle against Boko Haram after scores of people were killed in a fresh onslaught by the Islamist fighters in a key border town.
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Chad Forces Killed 120 Boko Haram Militants in Cameroon
Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighbouring Cameroon that began when the insurgents attacked its troops, the army said in a statement on Saturday, adding that three of its soldiers were killed.
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UN Chief Backs Regional African Force to Fight Boko Haram
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today gave his backing to an African Union proposal to set up a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants.
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Cameroon Says Chad to Send Large Military Contingent to Fight Boko Haram
Chad will send a large number of troops to neighbouring Cameroon to help it fight increasing incursions from Boko Haram Islamist militants attacking from Nigeria, the Central African nation's president said on Thursday.
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Nigerian Air Force Plane Missing in Far Northeast: Military
A Nigerian Air Force jet has been missing for two days after disappearing in the country's far northeast, where troops are fighting Boko Haram insurgents, the military said on Sunday.
