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Nigeria army says killed 50 militants in northeast

The military said the Islamist militants were killed Thursday as forces fought off a coordinated ISWAP assault on the headquarters of its 27th brigade

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09 May, 2026
Nigerian soldiers run while singing during training in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Photo by JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP via Getty Images)
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US to send 200 troops to Nigeria to train African nation's military

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10 February, 2026
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Nigerian army said it killed a Boko Haram commander and 10 militants

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01 February, 2026
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Nigerian military says its airstrikes killed 35 militants

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23 August, 2025
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Suspected jihadists kill 11 farmers in northeast Nigeria

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17 June, 2023
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Niger says it has picked up 1,400 Boko Haram followers

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10 May, 2023
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Suspected jihadists in Nigeria kill seven, kidnap 22

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06 May, 2023
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IS media campaign calls for jihadist migration to Africa

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18 June, 2022
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Suspected jihadists kill 6 fishermen in Cameroon: official

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16 June, 2022
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UN chief backs Nigeria's integration of insurgents

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03 May, 2022
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IS claims northeastern Nigeria bar bomb, injuring 11

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23 April, 2022
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Nigeria kills Islamic State's new West Africa chief: army

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28 October, 2021
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Nigerian official says new leader of IS-linked group killed

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22 October, 2021
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Islamic State's West Africa chief is dead: Nigerian general

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14 October, 2021
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Eight Chadian soldiers killed by mine in IS-affiliate area

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09 July, 2020
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Militants kill 15 soldiers, raid Nigerian military base

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19 June, 2019