US EditionNigeria: Troops Repel Attack On Borno Military Base, Kill 60 Insurgents
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Nigerian military says 60 jihadists killed in raids
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) May 30, 2025 Nigerian military said it has killed more than 60 jihadists, including a senior commander, in aerial and ground assaults in the northeastern epicentre of insurgent violence which has raged since 2009. Early on Friday, troops carried out two separate attacks on Boko Haram and rival Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) camps, killing dozens of militants, the army said. Dozens of Bo
The Nigerian army has killed more than 60 jihadists, including a Boko Haram commander, in a coordinated operation in the northeast of the country, it was officially announced on Friday.
Nigerian soldiers have killed more than 60 jihadists, including a commander of the Boko Haram terrorist group, in ground and air operations in the northeast of the country, the African country's army announced on Friday.
Nigerian soldiers at a checkpoint in Gwoza, north-east Nigeria, on 8 April 2015. LEKAN OYEKANMI/AP The Nigerian army hit a big blow in its fight against jihadism. On Friday, 30 May, it announced that it had killed more than 60 terrorists, including a key figure of the Boko Haram group, during air and ground operations in the north-east of the country, the epicentre of the Islamist insurrection that has been raging since 2009. On the night of Thu…
Nigerian troops kill 60 attackers in northeastern state
At least 60 suspected terrorists were killed by Nigerian troops who thwarted an attack on a troop location in the country's northeastern state of Borno early Friday, reported Xinhua, quoting the army. The army said in a statement on X that suspected terrorists attempted to hit a military base in Bita, located in the southern part of Borno, but were overpowered through the joint efforts of the land and air troops. The area has seen increased terr…
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