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Boko Haram Returns 76 Out Of 110 Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned 76 of the students to the town, the government said on Wednesday.
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Nearly 50 More Chibok Girls Released From Boko Haram: Nigeria
Up to 50 Chibok schoolgirls were released by Islamist Boko Haram militants on Saturday after more than three years in captivity, a Nigerian government spokesman said, the largest group yet to be freed after years of tense negotiations.
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1 Abducted Chibok Schoolgirl Found By Soldiers: Nigerian Army
One of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist terrorists group Boko Haram from their school in northeast Nigeria's Chibok in 2014 has been found by soldiers, a Nigerian army spokesman said on Saturday.
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2 Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 8 In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two suicide bombers killed at least eight people on Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram terrorists, the military said.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Boko Haram Kills 10, Abducts 13 Near Chibok: Locals
Boko Haram Islamists have killed 10 people and abducted 13 others in a raid on a village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok where the terrorists kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in 2014, locals told AFP on Sunday.
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Boko Haram Send 'Proof Of Life' Video Of Chibok Girls: Report
Boko Haram has sent a "proof of life" video which shows 15 of the more than 200 girls abducted by Islamist fighters from the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok two years ago, CNN reported on Wednesday.
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2 Suicide Bombers Kill 22 At Mosque In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman said.
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The Grave-Diggers Of Maiduguri: Burying Boko Haram And The Past
Even the dead weren't safe from Boko Haram when the Islamist insurgency erupted in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri nearly seven years ago.
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1 Killed In Boko Haram Attack On Nigeria Village
Boko Haram Islamists killed a civilian and torched his house during a raid on a village in the northeastern Nigerian state of Yobe, a police spokesman said today.
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Nigeria Commutes Troops' Death Sentences For Refusing To Face Boko Haram
Nigerian military has commuted the death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for mutiny over claims they refused to fight Boko Haram Islamists, a spokesman said today.
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Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kill 10 in Cameroon Suicide Bombing
A suicide attack by suspected members of Nigerian Islamist militants group Boko Haram killed at least 10 people over the border in the Far North region of Cameroon on Saturday, security sources said.
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Nigerian Troops Rescue 338 People Held by Boko Haram: Army
Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mainly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamists around the group's Sambisa forest stronghold in the restive northeast, the army said today.
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Dozens Killed as Suicide Dombers Hit Northeast Nigeria Mosque: Witnesses
Dozens of worshippers were killed on Thursday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri which has been hit repeatedly by Boko Haram militants, witnesses said.
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'Boko Haram Cluster Bombs' May Come from Nigerian Military: Campaigners
Nigeria has warned civilians that Boko Haram is using deadly cluster bombs but campaigners say the Islamists may have got the banned weapons from the military in the first place.
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Boko Haram Returns 76 Out Of 110 Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned 76 of the students to the town, the government said on Wednesday.
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Nearly 50 More Chibok Girls Released From Boko Haram: Nigeria
Up to 50 Chibok schoolgirls were released by Islamist Boko Haram militants on Saturday after more than three years in captivity, a Nigerian government spokesman said, the largest group yet to be freed after years of tense negotiations.
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1 Abducted Chibok Schoolgirl Found By Soldiers: Nigerian Army
One of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist terrorists group Boko Haram from their school in northeast Nigeria's Chibok in 2014 has been found by soldiers, a Nigerian army spokesman said on Saturday.
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2 Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 8 In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two suicide bombers killed at least eight people on Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram terrorists, the military said.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Boko Haram Kills 10, Abducts 13 Near Chibok: Locals
Boko Haram Islamists have killed 10 people and abducted 13 others in a raid on a village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok where the terrorists kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in 2014, locals told AFP on Sunday.
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Boko Haram Send 'Proof Of Life' Video Of Chibok Girls: Report
Boko Haram has sent a "proof of life" video which shows 15 of the more than 200 girls abducted by Islamist fighters from the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok two years ago, CNN reported on Wednesday.
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2 Suicide Bombers Kill 22 At Mosque In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman said.
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The Grave-Diggers Of Maiduguri: Burying Boko Haram And The Past
Even the dead weren't safe from Boko Haram when the Islamist insurgency erupted in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri nearly seven years ago.
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1 Killed In Boko Haram Attack On Nigeria Village
Boko Haram Islamists killed a civilian and torched his house during a raid on a village in the northeastern Nigerian state of Yobe, a police spokesman said today.
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Nigeria Commutes Troops' Death Sentences For Refusing To Face Boko Haram
Nigerian military has commuted the death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for mutiny over claims they refused to fight Boko Haram Islamists, a spokesman said today.
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Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kill 10 in Cameroon Suicide Bombing
A suicide attack by suspected members of Nigerian Islamist militants group Boko Haram killed at least 10 people over the border in the Far North region of Cameroon on Saturday, security sources said.
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Nigerian Troops Rescue 338 People Held by Boko Haram: Army
Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mainly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamists around the group's Sambisa forest stronghold in the restive northeast, the army said today.
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Dozens Killed as Suicide Dombers Hit Northeast Nigeria Mosque: Witnesses
Dozens of worshippers were killed on Thursday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri which has been hit repeatedly by Boko Haram militants, witnesses said.
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'Boko Haram Cluster Bombs' May Come from Nigerian Military: Campaigners
Nigeria has warned civilians that Boko Haram is using deadly cluster bombs but campaigners say the Islamists may have got the banned weapons from the military in the first place.
