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Nigerian Troops Eliminate 76 Boko Haram & ISWAP Militants in Borno, Spokesperson Says
Nigerian Troops Eliminate 76 Boko Haram & ISWAP Militants in Borno, Spokesperson Says
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Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP are responsible for a long-running insurgency in northeast Nigeria since 2009 that has killed thousands and displaced... 17.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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In recent weeks, Nigerian troops have killed 76 Boko Haram and ISWAP militants in the country's northeastern Borno state, military spokesperson Major-General Edward Buba said on Thursday.The militants, believed to be from Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP, intensified attacks in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno recently, including a deadly assault on the Dumba community on Sunday that killed at least 40 farmers.Nigerian military eliminated 24 fighters during offensive operations in the Damboa, Bama, and Chibok areas of Borno between January 7 and 13, Buba said.The troops also arrested 72 suspects, rescued eight hostages, and recovered weapons, including AK-47 rifles and grenades.ISWAP pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (Daesh)*.*a terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries
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Nigerian Troops Eliminate 76 Boko Haram & ISWAP Militants in Borno, Spokesperson Says
11:57 17.01.2025 (Updated: 12:12 17.01.2025) Ekaterina Shilova
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Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP are responsible for a long-running insurgency in northeast Nigeria since 2009 that has killed thousands and displaced millions, with Borno as the epicenter.
In recent weeks,
Nigerian troops have killed 76 Boko Haram and ISWAP militants in the country's northeastern Borno state, military spokesperson Major-General Edward Buba said on Thursday.
The militants, believed to be from Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP, intensified attacks in the northeastern Nigerian
state of Borno recently, including a deadly assault on the Dumba community on Sunday that killed at least 40 farmers.
Nigerian military eliminated 24
fighters during offensive operations in the Damboa, Bama, and Chibok areas of Borno between January 7 and 13, Buba said.
The troops also arrested 72 suspects, rescued eight hostages, and recovered weapons, including AK-47 rifles and grenades.
ISWAP pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (Daesh)*.
*a terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries
