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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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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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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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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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Boko Haram Hand Suspected After 11 Killed in North East Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed 11 people during attacks on three villages in the northeast Nigerian state of Adamawa, a lawmaker and local official said today.
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Bombings Foiled in North Cameroon, Prey to Boko Haram
Two women suicide bombers who were foiled in a bid to attack a village market in northern Cameroon blew themselves up on Tuesday, wounding two farm workers, security sources said.
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Suspected Boko Haram Attack Kills 'At Least 25' in North Eastern Nigeria
At least 25 people were killed in new suspected Boko Haram attacks in north eastern Nigeria, with many villagers also forced to flee their homes, residents said today.
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16 Niger Villagers Killed in Boko Haram Attack: Official
Boko Haram jihadists killed 16 civilians in an attack this week on a southeast Niger village, near the Nigerian border, a local official said Saturday.
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Toll From Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria Village Rises to 118: Lawmaker
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack in the northeastern Nigerian village of Kukawa - one of many staged by the Islamist group in the past week - has risen to 118, a lawmaker said Sunday.
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Nearly 150 Killed in Suspected Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques and shooting women preparing food at home, witnesses said on Thursday.
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At Least 55 Killed in Boko Haram Raids on 2 Nigerian Villages: Residents
At least 55 people were killed in two Boko Haram raids this week near Maiduguri, capital of restive northeastern Nigeria Borno state, a vigilante and two residents said on Friday.
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At Least 10 Killed by Boko Haram in North Cameroon
Fighters from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram killed at least ten people in overnight attacks on two villages in neighbouring northern Cameroon, two senior army sources told Reuters today.
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Chadian Helicopters Bomb Boko Haram on Nigeria-Niger Border
Two Chadian army helicopters bombed Nigerian Boko Haram positions on Sunday, killing several dozen militants near a village on the border with Niger, a senior Niger military official told Reuters.
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Boko Haram Kill 21 in Nigeria Near Missing Girls' Village
Boko Haram militants fleeing a Nigerian army offensive killed 21 people on Friday in attacks near the northern village of Chibok, close to where the rebels abducted more than 200 schoolgirls last year, a military source said.
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Boko Haram Attacks Chadian Village Overnight
Boko Haram fighters attacked a Chadian village overnight, killing several people in the first known lethal attack by the Nigerian militant group in the country, residents and a security source said today.
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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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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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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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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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Boko Haram Hand Suspected After 11 Killed in North East Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed 11 people during attacks on three villages in the northeast Nigerian state of Adamawa, a lawmaker and local official said today.
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Bombings Foiled in North Cameroon, Prey to Boko Haram
Two women suicide bombers who were foiled in a bid to attack a village market in northern Cameroon blew themselves up on Tuesday, wounding two farm workers, security sources said.
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Suspected Boko Haram Attack Kills 'At Least 25' in North Eastern Nigeria
At least 25 people were killed in new suspected Boko Haram attacks in north eastern Nigeria, with many villagers also forced to flee their homes, residents said today.
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16 Niger Villagers Killed in Boko Haram Attack: Official
Boko Haram jihadists killed 16 civilians in an attack this week on a southeast Niger village, near the Nigerian border, a local official said Saturday.
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Toll From Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria Village Rises to 118: Lawmaker
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack in the northeastern Nigerian village of Kukawa - one of many staged by the Islamist group in the past week - has risen to 118, a lawmaker said Sunday.
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Nearly 150 Killed in Suspected Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques and shooting women preparing food at home, witnesses said on Thursday.
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At Least 55 Killed in Boko Haram Raids on 2 Nigerian Villages: Residents
At least 55 people were killed in two Boko Haram raids this week near Maiduguri, capital of restive northeastern Nigeria Borno state, a vigilante and two residents said on Friday.
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At Least 10 Killed by Boko Haram in North Cameroon
Fighters from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram killed at least ten people in overnight attacks on two villages in neighbouring northern Cameroon, two senior army sources told Reuters today.
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Chadian Helicopters Bomb Boko Haram on Nigeria-Niger Border
Two Chadian army helicopters bombed Nigerian Boko Haram positions on Sunday, killing several dozen militants near a village on the border with Niger, a senior Niger military official told Reuters.
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Boko Haram Kill 21 in Nigeria Near Missing Girls' Village
Boko Haram militants fleeing a Nigerian army offensive killed 21 people on Friday in attacks near the northern village of Chibok, close to where the rebels abducted more than 200 schoolgirls last year, a military source said.
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Boko Haram Attacks Chadian Village Overnight
Boko Haram fighters attacked a Chadian village overnight, killing several people in the first known lethal attack by the Nigerian militant group in the country, residents and a security source said today.
