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Millions have been displaced by Boko Haram extremists and the Nigerian military offensive to drive them from Borno state. (AFP)

At Least 16 Killed in Suicide Attacks in Nigeria’s Borno State

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2017 | World

At leader 16 people were killed when five female suicide bombers detonated their explosives near a camp for refugees left homeless by Boko Haram extremist violence in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said on Monday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)...

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Nigerian Soldiers stand during a parade in Baga village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in the north-eastern state of Borno May 13, 2013 (REUTERS/Tim Cocks)

Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 19, 2013 | World

Lagos, Reuters—Nigeria’s military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa’s top...