US EditionMilitants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say
Militants suspected to be Lakurawa ambushed forces responding to a distress call, killing 11 soldiers and 1 officer and burning two military trucks.
- Armed militants ambushed Nigerian security forces responding to a distress call in northwest Kebbi state, killing 10 security personnel and 1 resident.
- The militants attacked security forces being deployed to a village, wounding several soldiers and burning vehicles, according to a state spokesman.
- No group claimed responsibility, but residents suspect Islamic State's West Africa branch active in the border area with Niger.
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Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say
Authorities in northern Nigeria say armed militants ambushed security forces who were responding to a distress call in the northwestern state of Kebbi, fatally shooting nine soldiers, a police officer and one resident.
Militants ambush security forces in northern Nigeria, killing 9 soldiers and a police officer, authorities say, reports AP.
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