US EditionNigerian soldiers repel an attack on a base and kill 80 Islamic militants, army says
Nigerian forces killed at least 80 militants, including commanders, during a coordinated overnight attack amid a surge in jihadi violence, the army said.
- On Wednesday, Nigerian soldiers repelled a coordinated overnight assault near a military base close to the Niger border with air support, the army reported in northeastern Borno state.
- Earlier this week, three suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 100 at a post office, market, and teaching hospital.
- Authorities said 'no fewer than 80 terrorists' were killed, including 'high-profile' commanders, while Sani Uba called the operation an 'offensive-defensive' response and media could not verify claims.
- United Nations figures show the insurgency launched 17 years ago has killed more than 40,000 people and displaced around 2 million, highlighting the long-term regional toll.
- The assault's affiliation remained unclear, even as officials linked rising violence to Boko Haram and its ISWAP offshoot in northeastern Nigeria.
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Nigerian troops killed about 80 Islamist rebels. The military, with air support, had repulsed an attack by the fighters on a military base in northeastern Borno State, the army announced on Wednesday. In the retaliation strike, at least 80 Islamist fighters were killed, including senior commanders. The attack followed several suicide attacks on Monday in Borno's capital Maiduguri with 23 deaths and more than 100 casualties.Attatitudes at militar…
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Nigerian soldiers repel an attack on a base and kill 80 Islamic militants, army says
Nigeria’s army says it fought off an overnight militant assault on a base in the country’s northeast and killed at least 80 attackers.
The Islamists attacked a military base in the northeastern state of Borno. Only a few days ago there were several suicide attacks with 23 deaths.
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