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Nigeria Army Drone Strike Accidently Kills 85 Civilians
A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna State, officials said, in one of the country's deadliest military bombing mishaps.
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Dozens Killed In Nigeria As Military Drone Accidentally Strikes Village
An army drone strike accidentally hit a village in northwestern Nigeria killing dozens of civilians celebrating a Muslim festival, local authorities, the military and residents said on Monday.
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26 Nigeria Troops Killed In Ambush, Rescue Helicopter Crashes: Military
At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria late Sunday, two military sources told AFP.
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About 200 Dead In Attacks In Northwest Nigeria, Residents Say
An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday.
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Plane In Nigeria Crash Part Of Kidnap Rescue Operation
Seven people on board a military aircraft died in a crash on Sunday near Nigeria's capital Abuja, the country's airforce spokesman said.
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7 Killed In Nigerian Military Aircraft Crash
Seven people on board a military aircraft died in a crash Sunday near Nigeria's capital Abuja, the country's airforce spokesman said.
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Nigeria Lifts UNICEF Suspension Hours After Accusing Staff Of Spying
The Nigerian military on Friday lifted a suspension of United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund activities in the northeast of the country.
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Death Toll Rises To 48 In Boko Haram Troop Attack, Say Military Sources
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military sources said on Monday.
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Soldiers 'Rescued' Women, Then Starved And Raped Them, Amnesty International Says
As the Nigerian military reclaimed territory from Boko Haram extremists, troops also opened fire on civilians, forcibly separated them from their families and burned down their homes, according to a report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday.
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18 Killed In Boko Haram Attack On Nigerian Army Base, Villages
Boko Haram killed at least 18 people and wounded scores in coordinated attacks overnight on a military camp and villages around the flashpoint Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which they also tried to infiltrate across a defensive trench, officials said Monday.
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5 Killed In Boko Haram Ambush In Northeast Nigeria: Report
Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian troops in the country's restive northeast, leaving three soldiers and two terrorists dead, military and vigilante sources told AFP Tuesday.
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Over 100 Killed As Nigerian Jet Mistakenly Bombs Displaced Camp
A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said.
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Air Strike On Displaced Camp In Nigeria 'Kills Dozens'
Dozens of people were killed on Tuesday when an air force jet accidentally bombarded a camp in northeast Nigeria for those made homeless by Boko Haram Islamists.
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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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Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Kills 11 At Mosque In Cameroon
A suicide bomber belonging to Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram killed at least 11 people when he blew himself up close to a mosque in Cameroon near the Nigerian border, military sources and local officials said today.
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Nigeria Army Drone Strike Accidently Kills 85 Civilians
A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna State, officials said, in one of the country's deadliest military bombing mishaps.
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Dozens Killed In Nigeria As Military Drone Accidentally Strikes Village
An army drone strike accidentally hit a village in northwestern Nigeria killing dozens of civilians celebrating a Muslim festival, local authorities, the military and residents said on Monday.
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26 Nigeria Troops Killed In Ambush, Rescue Helicopter Crashes: Military
At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria late Sunday, two military sources told AFP.
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About 200 Dead In Attacks In Northwest Nigeria, Residents Say
An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday.
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Plane In Nigeria Crash Part Of Kidnap Rescue Operation
Seven people on board a military aircraft died in a crash on Sunday near Nigeria's capital Abuja, the country's airforce spokesman said.
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7 Killed In Nigerian Military Aircraft Crash
Seven people on board a military aircraft died in a crash Sunday near Nigeria's capital Abuja, the country's airforce spokesman said.
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Nigeria Lifts UNICEF Suspension Hours After Accusing Staff Of Spying
The Nigerian military on Friday lifted a suspension of United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund activities in the northeast of the country.
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Death Toll Rises To 48 In Boko Haram Troop Attack, Say Military Sources
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military sources said on Monday.
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Soldiers 'Rescued' Women, Then Starved And Raped Them, Amnesty International Says
As the Nigerian military reclaimed territory from Boko Haram extremists, troops also opened fire on civilians, forcibly separated them from their families and burned down their homes, according to a report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday.
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18 Killed In Boko Haram Attack On Nigerian Army Base, Villages
Boko Haram killed at least 18 people and wounded scores in coordinated attacks overnight on a military camp and villages around the flashpoint Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which they also tried to infiltrate across a defensive trench, officials said Monday.
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5 Killed In Boko Haram Ambush In Northeast Nigeria: Report
Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian troops in the country's restive northeast, leaving three soldiers and two terrorists dead, military and vigilante sources told AFP Tuesday.
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Over 100 Killed As Nigerian Jet Mistakenly Bombs Displaced Camp
A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said.
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Air Strike On Displaced Camp In Nigeria 'Kills Dozens'
Dozens of people were killed on Tuesday when an air force jet accidentally bombarded a camp in northeast Nigeria for those made homeless by Boko Haram Islamists.
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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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Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Kills 11 At Mosque In Cameroon
A suicide bomber belonging to Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram killed at least 11 people when he blew himself up close to a mosque in Cameroon near the Nigerian border, military sources and local officials said today.
