Islamic State-affiliated militants have killed three Nigerian troops in northeast Nigeria, marking their first raid on a military base since the death of an IS deputy chief in the region, according to security sources and a local resident who spoke to AFP on Friday. The northeast has faced an Islamist insurgency since 2009, initiated by Boko Haram and later joined by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Last month, US and Nigerian for…
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